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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Alexander Butler

Cannabis users more likely to die of heart disease, study reveals

Marijuana users are up to twice as likely to have a stroke, heart attack, or die from heart disease, research has revealed.

University of California scientists found there was a 29 per cent higher risk of conditions like heart attack, a 20 per cent higher risk for stroke and double the risk of dying from heart disease among cannabis users.

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