Because eating a cannabis-infused brownie or gummy does not involve inhaling smoke, it may be tempting to think of edibles as a relatively harmless high. However, new research suggests that similar to smoking cannabis, consuming edibles containing the compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) may worsen cardiovascular health over time.
The study found that "chronic smokers of marijuana have poorly functioning blood vessels similar to chronic smokers of tobacco," said Matt Springer, a cardiovascular researcher at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) whose lab led the new study. "THC edibles also appear to be associated with this problem."
