If you read the actual paper, and it's very easy to skim through, the authors offer a lot of reasons to doubt the results, from strong bias in the data to repeated samples across studies. That being said, it is nice to start getting some better data about marijuana use.
I’m not as shocked by this as I am that there’s the possibility that most of the health-related headlines that I’ve seen lately about things affecting young people may have been referring to people who were in their mid-to-late thirties.
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.
Friendly reminder that smoking weed is inefficient (because burned THC is inactive) and unhealthy (because breathing in smoke is ... yes, unhealthy).
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.)
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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.
Intuitively these effects would not be related to THC, but instead cannabigerol (CBG), which is known to have adrenergic effects.
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.)
https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/06/10/heartjnl-2024...
_Smoking_ literally anything is clearly going to harm your health.