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Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
The experts on indoor ventilation systems determined that there is no ventilation system capable of eliminating cannabis smoke or vape. Borrowing a quote from this California Department of Public Health publication  (p. 2), "In 2015, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the organization that develops engineering standards for building ventilation systems, expanded their definition of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) to inclu

Breathe Free USA
Nov 271 min read
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Invasion of the Homeland: How China is Using Illegal Marijuana to Build a Criminal Network Across America
On September 18, 2025, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability held a hearing regarding the vast and sophisticated criminal network Chine is building across the United States using illegal marijuana grows as its infrastructure. Witnesses included: Mr. Donnie Anderson Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Mr. Paul Larkin, Rumpel Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation Mr. Christopher Urben, Former Agent, Drug Enforcemen

Breathe Free USA
Nov 267 min read
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Cannabis impacts female fertility
This study shows a significant decrease in the rate at which normal embryos are produced in the THC positive group as compared to the...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 151 min read
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Emerging evidence links cannabis use to increased risk of breast and testicular cancer in young Americans
"North America has evidence that implicates cannabis as a potential etiologic factor contributing to the increasing incidence of breast...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 131 min read
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Cannabis and Lung Cancer: A Link Stronger Than It Appears
"Pradère led a multicenter prospective study, supported by the French National Cancer Institute, which included 150 patients younger than...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 111 min read
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Cannabidiol and Liver Enzyme Level Elevations in Healthy Adults
"In this randomized double-blind clinical trial of healthy adults administered CBD, 5 mg/kg/d for 28 days, 8 (5.6%) experienced liver...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 81 min read
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Marijuana dangers escalate 10 years after legal sales in Colorado
Among U.S, users 18 years old and up (especially 18-25-year-olds), 18 million people "have reported symptoms related to cannabis use...

Breathe Free USA
Oct 51 min read
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Cannabis Hard on the Heart and Doubles Risk for CVD Death
One of the largest and most detailed to date analyses showed that cannabis use was associated with a significant twofold increased risk...

Breathe Free USA
Sep 211 min read
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Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization
In this study of 13,588,681 individuals, the "population-attributable fraction of cannabis use disorder associated with schizophrenia...

Breathe Free USA
Jul 61 min read
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Occupational Exposure to Secondhand Cannabis Smoke Among Law Enforcement Officers Providing Security at Outdoor Concert Events
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health studied those who worked security at an outdoor venue. Some were off-duty police...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 301 min read
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Cannabis poisonings among older adults have tripled, study says
During the eight-year study period, there were 2,322 emergency department visits for cannabis poisoning in older adults who were age 69...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 281 min read
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Any use of marijuana linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke
“Smoking, vaping or eating marijuana is linked to a significantly higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even if a person had no...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 251 min read
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Increased Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events in Elderly Non-Smokers With Cannabis Use Disorder
Even after controlling for smoking, elderly cannabis users (28,535 individuals over 65 years were studied) having CVD risk had 20% more...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 211 min read
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Marijuana is extremely dangerous to the fetus in the womb
Results of a recent meta-analysis (51 studies and over 21 million participants) on cannabis use during pregnancy confirmed: Cannabis use...

Breathe Free USA
Jun 151 min read
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Daily Marijuana Use is Associated With Incident Heart Failure
A research study (sponsored by the National Institutes of Health) of 156,999 individuals over a time period of 45 months suggests that...

Breathe Free USA
May 241 min read
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Too Much Marijuana Can Make You Unpleasantly, Dangerously Sick
Increased legalization of cannabis has led to an increase in awareness of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) in which a person...

Breathe Free USA
May 221 min read
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Expert sounds alarm on danger of hemp products: ‘A matter of life and death’
Hemp-derived marijuana poisonings are skyrocketing among kids across America. Using a loophole in federal law, drug dealers are getting...

Breathe Free USA
May 201 min read
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Debunking the myth: Every dollar of marijuana tax revenue is associated with $4.50 in costs
A lot is made of marijuana’s tax revenue, but no one discusses the costs and if the costs outweigh the revenues. As with tobacco and...

Breathe Free USA
May 181 min read
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Association between cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia stronger in young males than in females
Conclusions of this register based study of over 6 million individuals in Denmark aged 16-49 led researchers to conclude that: Strong...

Breathe Free USA
May 171 min read
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US Congress Inquiry into CCP-Linked Illegal Marijuana Operations in the United States
Fifty U.S. senators and House members have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that he provide information...

Breathe Free USA
May 111 min read
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