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Friday Favorites: Does Marijuana Cause Strokes and Heart Attacks?

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The temporary quintupling of heart attack risk associated with cannabis smoking may be due to the increased heart rate, blood pressure, and carbon monoxide levels.

I have a slew of other videos on cannabis if you’re interested, including:
• The Institute of Medicine Report on the Health Effects of Marijuana(http://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Institute-of-Medicine-Report-on-the-Health-Effects-of-Marijuana)
• Researching the Health Effects of Marijuana (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Researching-the-Health-Effects-of-Marijuana)
• Is Marijuana Addictive?) (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-Marijuana-Addictive)
• Does Marijuana Cause Health Problems? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Marijuana-Cause-Health-Problems)
• Does Marijuana Cause Permanent Brain Damage in Teens? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Marijuana-Cause-Permanent-Brain-Damage-in-Teens)
• Does Marijuana Cause Permanent Brain Damage in Adults? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Marijuana-Cause-Permanent-Brain-Damage-in-Adults)
• Will Cannabis Turn Into Big Tobacco? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/will-cannabis-turn-into-big-tobacco)
• Marijuana Legalization and the Opioid Epidemic (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Marijuana-Legalization-and-the-Opioid-Epidemic)
• Effects of Smoking Marijuana on the Lungs (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/effects-of-smoking-marijuana-on-the-lungs)
• Smoking Marijuana vs. Using a Cannabis Vaporizer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Smoking-Marijuana-vs-Using-a-Cannabis-Vaporizer)
• Does Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-marijuana-cause-lung-cancer)
• Can Cannabis Cure Cancer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-cannabis-cure-cancer)
• Are Cannabis Edibles Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-cannabis-edibles-safe)
• Pesticides in Marijuana (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pesticides-in-marijuana)
• The Effects of Marijuana on Fertility & Pregnancy (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-marijuana-on-fertility-and-pregnancy/)
• Does Marijuana Cause Schizophrenia? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Marijuana-Cause-Schizophrenia)
• Effects of Marijuana on Weight Gain and Bone Density (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/effects-of-marijuana-on-weight-gain-and-bone-density
• The Effects of Marijuana on Car Accidents (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-marijuana-on-car-accidents)

I first released these videos in a webinar, and you can find them all in a digital download (https://drgreger.org/collections/downloads/products/cannabis-what-does-the-science-say-digital).

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