/ground/groundMaps what a thread appears to be arguing about — the sides and the open questions — without declaring a winner.Science & healthDid legal cannabis drive a rise in heart hospitalizations?
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Replies drifted into unrelated conspiracy claims and jabs instead of answering each other.
Grounded
A BMJ Open study ties legal cannabis sales in Western states to more heart hospitalizations. Replies split on what a regional link can show.
Sides
- Measured rise: Each year of legal sales tracked with 3.7% more heart failure and 3.1% more heart attack admissions.
- Correlation only: A regional trend cannot show cause, with COVID and other confounders also raising cardiac admissions.
- Users unstudied: The study counted whole populations, not cannabis users, so it never shows who actually smoked.
- Lesser harm: Cannabis remains far less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, and long-term users report staying healthy.