Hacker News

Maybe it's cope, but something smells fishy. From the article :

"The analysis, which examined data from 24 studies and was published in the journal Heart, also found that marijuana use was associated with a twofold increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. While this data only shows a correlation and cannot prove that marijuana caused these effects, it is well-established that the drug can raise blood pressure and heart rate and alter the heart’s rhythm,"

"The new analysis didn’t examine how frequently people used marijuana; it only compared people who had ever used marijuana with those who had never used it."

Call me crazy but a study that qualifies one time use of a wee bit of jazz cabbage equating to a twofold likely hood of death from cardiac issues, (the most prevelant cause of death in the world mind you, NBD) makes my bullshit meter freak out like a drug dog at a Greatful Dead concert.

This could be true, but it comes off as shitty science trying to push an agenda. Maybe the 24 studies that they analyzed were not funded by shady money trying to keep the sticky icky out of the hands of the people, but my gut is that isn't the case.

Man what's that saying that scientist are always on about? Something about how correlation doesn't imply causation...