A new study brings reassuring news for older adults using cannabis: smoking or consuming cannabis does not appear to raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death—at least among older veterans with pre-existing heart disease.
Researchers examined 4,285 U.S. veterans, aged 66 to 68, who were born between 1950 and 1952 and had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Participants were enrolled in the THC (Heart and Cannabis) Cohort between April 2018 and March 2020. They were interviewed about their cannabis use in the prior 30 days, including whether they smoked, vaped or consumed edibles.