Researchers reported that the devices significantly reduce or eliminate the production of most noxious compounds, including formaldehyde, lead, benzene, and acrolein.
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Analysis: Vaporizing Herbal Cannabis Significantly Reduces Exposure to Combustion-Related Byproducts
“Under matched puffing conditions, vaporization of cannabis flower reduced exposure to these harmful compounds by up to 99 percent compared with joint smoke,” researchers concluded.
“Heavy drinking, but not cannabis use or other drug use, appears to be associated with elevated pregnancy risk among those who most desire to avoid pregnancy,” researchers concluded.
Declines were most pronounced among those ages 35 to 49.
Contrary to investigators’ expectations, current cannabis use was not independently associated with elevated rates of heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular death, or all-cause mortality.
Respondents were most likely to report using cannabis to manage pain or mobility (81 percent), sleep (62 percent), PTSD or anxiety (43 percent), stress (43 percent), and depression (29 percent).
“The odds of tobacco/nicotine use and co-use with cannabis were not associated with cannabis legalization,” the study’s authors concluded.
“Maternal prenatal cannabis use was not associated with ADHD, and there was an inverse association with DBD,” researchers determined.