Pot-smokers harm gums; other physical effects slight

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 11:10 in Health & Medicine

A long-term study of nearly 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to age 38 has found that people who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years have more gum disease, but otherwise do not show worse physical health than non-smokers. The international research team assessed a dozen measures of physical health, including lung function, systemic inflammation […]

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