Does Marijuana Cause Health Problems?

Does Marijuana Cause Health Problems?

Every year, cannabis is estimated to result in 2 million years of healthy life lost due to disability. How much is that compared to alcohol and tobacco?

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50 Comments

  1. Talking Birb on February 5, 2023 at 8:31 pm

    so the main problems are here: 5:05



  2. PeaceLoveAndRico on February 5, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    Marijuana is great. Use it as a tool to expand your mind. Think every way possible. Your brain has the ability to utilize the same hardware without marijuana software afterwards; how great is that?!



  3. Roarshark12 on February 5, 2023 at 8:36 pm

    @NutritionFacts.org:
    Have there been any studies on this the effect of inhaled cannabinoid oils on endothelial function? There’s one fact-sheet on secondhand smoke describing a deleterious effect of particulate smoke matter on endothelial function here https://no-smoke.org/secondhand-marijuana-smoke-fact-sheet/, but is there anything about inhaled vaporized cannabinoid oils and how they impair endothelial function or promote atherosclerosis, in relation to dietary consumption of oil?



  4. Caleb Quittner on February 5, 2023 at 8:41 pm

    I wonder how many people alcohol kills indirectly.



  5. Xymo Nau on February 5, 2023 at 8:41 pm

    The one health hazard not mentioned was the high death rate of those forced to interact with dope smokers, and who die of boredom. Like drunks, dope smokers are just plain boring and tedious.



  6. Roy Lingenfelter on February 5, 2023 at 8:43 pm

    So what is the verdict?? I don’t think it would shorten my life and I am surprised about the study’s results. Was that chronic everyday use or just casual use? What psychiatric problems are associated with it?



  7. Christian Martinez on February 5, 2023 at 8:44 pm

    Everybody around me is always getting sick. I get high almost daily and very rarely get sick.



  8. Joseph Dennison on February 5, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    You got to stop watching Reeder Madness . It’s only a propaganda movie.Really No one plays the piano faster and faster then jumps out the window .



  9. chica bien on February 5, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    Short term memory loss



  10. MaximeF's Tutorials on February 5, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    You may not die from cannabis but you will increase your risk of having schizophrenia, which will totally ruin every aspects of your life.



  11. Kitty Victoria on February 5, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    Ref: THE LANCET Issue 9904, 9-15 Nov 2013: "The key findings from estimates of other outcomes of illicit drug use were as follows: regular cannabis use made a VERY SMALL contribution to disease burden (approx 7000 DALYS globally). The highest estimated global burden was attributable to opioid dependence (9.2 million DALYS)." From the article cited in the video



  12. Daniel Matthews on February 5, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    Here is your mystery solved, research (cannabis and dry mouth) AND (dry mouth and periodontal disease) AND (periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease).



  13. Chimera on February 5, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    It is faulty reasoning to compare the number of deaths from cannabis use to Viagra and imply that it is safer because less deaths can be attributed to cannabis. On the face of it, Viagra users are much more likely to be older than cannabis users and likely have more circulatory problems. It is comparing apples to oranges.

    It is hard to believe smoking any burning substance is not detrimental to one’s delicate lungs in more than a minor way.

    The recent videos are not the same quality as in the past.



  14. Mankind on February 5, 2023 at 8:47 pm

    Lol



  15. Gordan Wafchm on February 5, 2023 at 8:49 pm

    sounds like Jeff Daniels



  16. jammymommy on February 5, 2023 at 8:50 pm

    Using cannabis this last year (first time since I was 22…I’m 57), I was able to get off all psych drugs. 😍



  17. jo bloggs on February 5, 2023 at 8:50 pm

    so you have got to look this hard to find inconclusive results? and no one jumps off of a balcony from eating cookies they are more likely to be more nervous about getting too close to the edge .



  18. Rahel T Rocca on February 5, 2023 at 8:51 pm

    Thank you Doctor



  19. Nitsan Simantov on February 5, 2023 at 8:53 pm

    "I.. feeeel great!" 😄



  20. That Guy on February 5, 2023 at 8:53 pm

    you hear his impression of a pot smoker from 0:40 to 0:41?…. tony the tiger called, he wants you to stop mocking his shitty cereal ads with bad voice acting….



  21. Caleb Quittner on February 5, 2023 at 8:53 pm

    Much less indoctrinated and corporate-vibey than a video nine years ago in which he said in terms of carcinogens, he said (approx.) "1joint=1 pack of cigs"



  22. S Zee on February 5, 2023 at 8:56 pm

    Its not marijuana that is the problem, it’s Monsanto tainted marijuana. Gmo marijuana.



  23. Brometheus on February 5, 2023 at 8:56 pm

    I smoked on weekends in high school and college. Graduated and moved to Colorado, where I stopped drinking alcohol and started using pot recreationally every day. It’s been 4 or 5 years with no ill side effects on mentality, motivation, physical activity or cardio. I also don’t use it constantly. Probably twice around 8 and 9 o’clock at night, every night and it really helps with muscle soreness, and just getting to sleep. That being said, about sleep. I have noticed that when I stop using cannabis for maybe 2 or 3 weeks, I have vivid nightmares of primal shit, or like a dream where I get very very drunk and feel wasted in my dream, it’s so real. That is literally the 1 negative side effect I can think of with cannabis. It does effect your ability to REM sleep, thus when you stop smoking cannabis for 2-3 weeks you are basically catching up on your Rapid Eye Movement sleep.



  24. ILTstudent on February 5, 2023 at 8:56 pm

    Viagra killed more people than weed, but they had a happier ending



  25. Melon Queen on February 5, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    I was diagnosed with cannabis use disorder when it helped with my spasms and I mostly would smoke reg. Now that I’ve no other choice but to stop, CBD biofreeze cream has helped me with my pain enough to walk again. 🙂 Can’t wait for it to be legal in KY. Maybe then I can drive again too.



  26. Ana Militinovic on February 5, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    The title of this video made my intelligence rapidly decrease



  27. Jennifer H on February 5, 2023 at 9:00 pm

    The gingivitis comes from not brushing your teeth after getting the munchies lol!



  28. Mount Hope on February 5, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    I intermittent fast everyday, eat strictly plant based, and take about 3 bowls a day. I think I’ll be alright.



  29. uman Rosenberg on February 5, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    indeed..pot is harmful, particularly psycho-social, but not as "bad" as alcohol or nicotine, cause there are many more causal users of marijuana than either alcohol or tobacco..these #s may change as marijuana becomes more readily available



  30. Geoffrey Anderson on February 5, 2023 at 9:05 pm

    Every single study including those referenced by Dr Greger, and Dr Greger’s conclusions in all his videos unfortunately, have confused taking MJ with smoking MJ and the use of defoliant chemicals and pesticide chemicals. Honestly these are not the same as taking MJ. Smoking, spraying defoliants and pesticides on plants are peoples’ behaviors, and they are independent factors from the behavior of interest, which is of course taking MJ. Of course a person will get sick from inhaling smoke, defoliants, and pesticides. Let’s put on our thinking caps now. It’s time for real research to begin without such confusion of human behavior which may be detrimental to health, with taking MJ.



  31. Geoffrey Anderson on February 5, 2023 at 9:06 pm

    Confusing the taking of MJ with the smoking of MJ is currently a persistent problem in the research community. If scientists can’t or won’t speak precisely enough to understand the situation, then who will?
    Let’s get a study that avoids smoking, spraying defoliants, and spraying pesticides, and THEN let’s see the effects of MJ on humans. I’m still waiting.



  32. Isaac Wolff on February 5, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    All the butthurt Pot heads on here LOL, they want to keep doing those nasty drugs



  33. Jimmy-James Olivier-McCutcheon on February 5, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    thc boost risk up to 4.8 times for MI within 1 hour of use of marijuana AND cbd reduse the risk and the infract size



  34. Caleb Quittner on February 5, 2023 at 9:09 pm

    I’ve had personal experience where combined chronic and acute pressures/stress+high THC usage in the form of edible whole plant extract, dabs and the bong, each on separate occasions, caused psychotic episodes where I had to be hospitalized. One of the good things about cannabis is takes down people’s psychological defense mechanisms, but this is also a downfall when they have intrusive thoughts.



  35. Soul smile on February 5, 2023 at 9:09 pm

    What about the hundreds of millions of years of health GAINED by treating other mental and physical disabilities with cannabis?



  36. Vahid Najafzadeh on February 5, 2023 at 9:10 pm

    Another healthy plant-based lifestyle 😉👍😁😁



  37. 101Tuttle on February 5, 2023 at 9:13 pm

    Smoking a joint laughing at cowards. Better work hard chicken little or the sky will fall.



  38. GoddardsJournal on February 5, 2023 at 9:13 pm

    Thanks for consistently examining comparative context.

    Cannabis fear-mongers religiously avoid risk context.



  39. Richard Bambara on February 5, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    The smoke with fuck you up



  40. Alexis Xanders on February 5, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    I really wish there was more data on the mental effects….NEED MORE DATA PLEASE 🙂



  41. Melon Queen on February 5, 2023 at 9:15 pm

    No wonder periodontal disease runs in my family 😂



  42. David S on February 5, 2023 at 9:15 pm

    I keep hearing Mr. Hand from South Park in my head.



  43. being on February 5, 2023 at 9:16 pm

    I think Cannabis is vastly overrated. And I have been a consumer of it.
    To me, maybe taking it orally once in half a year would be the only acceptable way of consuming it nowadays, if at all.
    But daily use, and by means of smoking or vaping, just seems absolutely bad.



  44. Naturenerd1000 on February 5, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    It’s simple every person that smokes or vapes anything always will be coughing their lungs out. People that do this long term have throat problems and eventually will lead into more serious health effects. Also breathing in bad pollution of any kind for years and years is pretty much guaranteed to knock off 10+ years off your life and makes your chances of getting a heart attack a lot higher. That’s why in polluted countries the average life span is 10-20 years less than the rest of the world.



  45. Marla Jacques on February 5, 2023 at 9:19 pm

    Known a lot of die hard pot heads over many years n they all have these similar traits. Self absorbed n only present when it’s comfortable for them. Which is not very often.



  46. Christopher Stein on February 5, 2023 at 9:19 pm

    Is it actually funny that he said "ODed" instead of "overdosed" or is it the weed? Is that a thing that doctors say? They write it surely, they love shortening everything but say oh-dee? Usually different types of people say that lol



  47. GoddardsJournal on February 5, 2023 at 9:20 pm

    What are the long-term health and economic outcomes of _being arrested for marijuana?_

    An implicit question is the efficacy of prohibition as a medical intervention.



  48. L Coters on February 5, 2023 at 9:22 pm

    I liked it until i got into my late 30’s. Now it just messes with my sleep and makes me feel tired and old. So smoke it up while you’re young,kiddos. The high isnt that great after you start getting old.



  49. Buddy Bradley on February 5, 2023 at 9:24 pm

    Not a surprise, bad self destructive habit. Has impact on willpower too.



  50. Make George Orwell FIction Again on February 5, 2023 at 9:29 pm

    Its safer then most drugs, but that does not mean you should smoke a ton everyday