Cannabis Article Library

Breathe Free USA compiles studies and articles on the negative effects of cannabis on personal and public health and safety and related issues. We've provided information summaries and / or information highlights for each article. We've also provided links back to the original source. Please note that information does move around on the internet, and you may occasionally find a broken link when the original source has been moved or archived. When possible, we have also included PDFs of the original document so they can continue to be referenced when the original source is moved. You can either view a list of all our articles or select a category from the list below.

How Cartels Took Over California's Desert and Turned It to Lawless Land | Dawn Rowe

Note: Full video is no longer available; YouTube notes that the YouTube California Insider account has been terminated. Below is a...

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Aug 26, 20233 min read

EVALI: epidemic of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury

In 2019 and 2020 nearly 3000 people were hospitalized with severe lung damage from vaping which became "known as the epidemic of...

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Aug 16, 20231 min read

Cannabis Use Disorder and Risk of Psychotic & Nonpsychotic Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Disorder

A prospective, population-based cohort study using Danish nationwide registers included all individuals born in Denmark before December...

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Aug 15, 20231 min read

Marijuana Users Three Times More Likely to Develop Peripheral Artery Disease

A new study found that marijuana users are more than three times more likely to develop peripheral artery disease (PAD) than the general...

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Aug 14, 20231 min read

Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the US

In this research letter the authors state that, while Melatonin products have not been approved by the FDA they are sold over-the-counter...

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May 13, 20231 min read

Cannabis Genotoxicity - Damages DNA, Chromosomes

Cannabis, including CBD and marijuana is genotoxic, meaning it causes DNA or chromosomal damage. This damage can be passed down 3 or 4 generations. Cannabis blocks brain development. It also causes cancers and birth defects. Dr. Stuart Reece explains in more detail in this short video. Published on Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana - CA

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May 11, 20231 min read

Cannabidiol (CBD) – Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns

While CBD (cannabidiol) has been marketed as a treatment for many health issues, there is a lack of evidence to substantiate these...

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May 1, 20231 min read

Pulmonary effects of vaping cannabidiol versus nicotine

Vaping of CBD is more inflammatory and more harmful to the lungs than vaping of nicotine. Read full article on Thorax Download PDF

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Apr 29, 20231 min read

How Weed Became the New OxyContin

Cannabis "has become a hardcore drug, like cocaine or methamphetamines." Just as with other hardcore drugs, chronic cannabis use leads to...

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Apr 25, 20231 min read

Cannabis and Coronary Artery Disease

Researchers looked into "the causal association of genetic liability to cannabis use disorder and risk of CAD (cornary artery disease)."...

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Mar 27, 20231 min read

Study of Δ9-THC Ingested With CBD

In this study of infrequent cannabis users, researchers evaluated effects of high dose Δ9-THC when ingested alone versus with CBD. They...

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Mar 27, 20231 min read

Long-Term Outcomes of Adolescent THC Exposure on Translational Cognitive Measures

This rat study revealed that exposure to high-dose THC in adolescence resulted in cognitive vulnerabillity in adulthood. Specifically,...

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Jan 21, 20231 min read

Chest CT Findings in Marijuana Smokers

In this retrospective study, examination of chest CTs revealed that airway inflammation and emphysema were found more often in marijuana...

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Jan 19, 20231 min read

Your Patients Are Rotting Their Teeth With Vaping

Referring to a recent study, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), the author summarizes that study...

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Jan 16, 20231 min read

THC: The Human Cost

ABC news investigated the human toll of illegal marijuana grows for a year. The reporter shines light on the horrific conditions imposed...

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Jan 9, 20231 min read

How Foreign Drug Operations Are Taking Over California’s Desert Towns: Jorge Ventura

Jorge Ventura reports on illegal marijuana grows in southern California. When Prop 64 passed in 2016, California reduced the penalty on illegal marijuana grows from a felony to a misdemeanor with a $500 fine and no jail time. This has opened the gates to drug cartels and a black market. The investigation focuses on the Antelope Valley, which has gone from a family-friendly community to one where residents are scared and threatened with violence. Criminal organizations buy pr

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Jan 7, 20231 min read

How Cartels Successfully Take Over Northern California: Interview with Jorge Ventura

In this interview Jorge Ventura (reporter and producer of “Narcofornia”) talks about how Siskiyou County in northern California has been overtaken by cartels running illegal marijuana grows. He notes that there are 7,000 illegal grows in this county alone, supporting a $49 billion black market. Jorge addresses the impact and danger of these groups (e.g. violence, murder, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, water theft, devastation of the land, threatening of local residen

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Dec 10, 20221 min read