Cannabis Use Doubles the Risk of Dying From Heart Disease, Researchers Warn
June 18, 2025| Source: Euro News | by Gabriela Galvin
The widespread popularity of cannabis, and its rising potency over the years, has prompted concerns about its potential health impacts.
People who use cannabis or its synthetic cousin, cannabinoids, are twice as likely to die from heart problems as those who abstain from the drugs, new research has found.
Recreational cannabis use remains illegal in most of Europe, but it is the region’s most commonly used drug. An estimated 8.4 per cent of adults – 24 million people – used cannabis in the past year, according to the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).
Cannabis is generally stronger and more diverse than in past decades, with users having a choice between smoking marijuana, edibles, cannabis concentrates, and cannabinoids, which are synthetic psychoactive drugs with a high concentration of
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis that makes people feel high.