People who smoke cannabis more than once a month have an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack, a new study has found – but the same study has also identified a mechanism and a molecule that may counteract the risk.
, from Stanford University."As more states legalize marijuana use, I expect we will begin to see a rise in heart attacks and strokes in the coming years."
While it's not enough to show direct causation, the study controlled for other factors like age, body mass index and sex. It's enough to identify cannabis use as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. THC creates its effects by binding to a receptor called CB1 in the human brain. The researchers went on to use
"We didn't see any blocking of the normal painkilling or sedating effects of THC in the mice that contribute to marijuana's potentially useful medicinal properties,""So genistein is potentially a safer drug than previous CB1 antagonists. It is already used as a nutritional supplement, and 99 percent of it stays outside the brain, so it shouldn't cause these particular adverse side effects.
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