Cannabis "6x heart-attack risk" hits HN — and the guy who read the study defends it both ways (acc.org)
An American College of Cardiology release pairs a 4.6-million-patient cohort (≈6x heart-attack risk in healthy under-50s) with a meta-analysis of 75M+ people showing a milder 1.5x. Researchers admit the studies are retrospective and can't fully control dose, route, or other drugs.
The thread's best correction is contrarian in both directions: yes it controlled for tobacco, no the effect size isn't remarkable next to income, and nobody split smoking from edibles.
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