I read the articles before NY Times picked them up; it's paywalled.
Suppose the same can be said for alcohol and relaxation, if we see evidence of more heart attacks, it means the negative effect is bigger than the (hypothetical) positive.
THC is hypothesized to have direct effects on the vascular system that might lead to CVD, so none of these.
Most of the time, if you read the headline for a study, and instantly have a thought that would make the entire study's results pointless, it's very very probable the study authors had that thought too and mitigated it. It's their job.
The same study did find that smoked marijuana induces the same changes in blood that smoking cigarettes do, and those changes lead to CVD, cancers, etc in tobacco smokers.
edit: This is what I'm thinking of: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40434782/
Intuitively these effects would not be related to THC, but instead cannabigerol (CBG), which is known to have adrenergic effects.
_Smoking_ literally anything is clearly going to harm your health.
Vaporization is the way to go nowadays. Important consideration: "vapes" (those devices with mystery fluids containing nicotine) are something totally different. Vaporization (of dry herbs or hash) is a controlled heat up to temps around 200°C where nothing burns but the oils containing the cannabinoids (primarily THC and CBD) evaporate.
Most vaporizers are electrical - I personally prefer devices that are heated with a torch lighter until a bi-metal deforms and produces an audible click (VapMan Click, DynaVap devices et al.).
Thank you for your attention.
(Germany finally came to senses and semi-legalized Cannabis. The time leading up to this political milestone putting reason before ideology for a change was marked by a non-stop barrage of unfounded arguments where smoking a joint was consistently presented as the only method to consume weed. That's why I'm a little sensitive to this subject. Another benefit of vaporizers is that they cause practically no smell at all.)
tolerance•7mo ago
As a young man in his own right for that matter, I’m starting to wonder how other people my age with these sort of problems perceive themselves health-wise as far as diet, fitness and lifestyle go.