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Friday Fact: Marijuana use drives up stroke risk by almost 40%

Friday Fact: Marijuana use drives up stroke risk by almost 40%

Despite reams of evidence, Big Marijuana promises that their products are not only safe but even beneficial to health.

By TDR StaffMarch 13, 20261 min read
Illustration on marijuana and stroke, for a Friday Fact on marijuana raising stroke risk by almost 40%

A recent meta-analysis, published in the International Journal of Stroke and led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, found that people who use marijuana have a higher risk of stroke: Weed increased that risk by 37%. This is a data point on how millions of people around the world are being harmed by recreational drug use even as Big Marijuana promises that their products are not only safe but even beneficial to health. It highlights why policymakers should invest in prevention, treatment, and recovery and fight commercialization and normalization.

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