High Blood Pressure? Cannabis Use May Be A Surprising Solution, A New Study Finds

Cannabis use is associated with lower blood pressure levels, reported High Times, citing a new study published in the journal "Nature: Scientific Reports."

Researchers found, after examining more than 91,000 people, that lifetime heavy cannabis use was associated with a decrease in both SBP (systolic blood pressure), DBP (diastolic blood pressure) and PP (pulse pressure) in both genders — with a higher effect among women.

Additionally, researchers found that men “presented higher BP levels compared to women, a higher proportion of heavy cannabis users, a higher proportion of current cannabis users, a higher proportion of current smokers, and a higher proportion of high alcohol level.”

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Longitudinal studies are needed in general populations and then, in hypertensive patients, to highlight the potential lowered BP effect of cannabis in medical use according to the researchers.

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