New Study Reveals Marijuana Linked with Low Resting Heart Rate

A recent study revealed that marijuana might be linked to low resting heart rate. Typically heart rate increases with the use of tobacco. However, one study found the opposite when it came to cannabis. 

The study published by the American Journal of Medicine says, “Current cannabis use was associated with lower resting heart rate, but cumulative cannabis exposure was not. Our findings align with epidemiological research on thousands of participants from Europe and the USA that found no association between cannabis and cardiovascular disease, mortality, or surrogate outcomes.” 

The team of scientists reportedly determined that cumulative exposure to cannabis use was not associated with heart rate. The results come from subjects who occasionally consumed marijuana, defined as five times per month. Those who did had a lower resting rate compared to non-users. 

The authors concluded, “Current cannabis use was associated with lower resting heart rate, which supports findings from experimental studies. … Past cumulative exposure to cannabis was not associated with heart rate, indicating the effects of cannabis exposure on heart rate are transient. Our findings add to the growing body of evidence suggesting a lack of deleterious association of cannabis use at a level typical of the general population on surrogate outcomes of cardiovascular disease.”