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Is Weed Good For You? 20 Health Benefits Of Consuming Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 04/21/2015 - 08:00

Each year, marijuana aficionados celebrate April 20 (4/20) as the unofficial holiday of weed. In the United States, marijuana is a mainstream social issue as advocates of legalizing weed argue it is safer than alcohol while opponents make the case that marijuana is a gateway drug that does the body harm. How safe is marijuana? The jury is still out. While there is research suggesting weed is bad for you, there are also studies which point to health benefit.

Below are 20 health benefits of consuming marijuana:

1. Weight Loss: The Atlantic recently reported a study which found that people who smoke pot are skinnier. The researchers at the University of Nebraska, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center analyzed data to find that current pot smokers had a smaller waist circumference than those who had never used marijuana. While this may seem counterintuitive — pot smokers reportedly consume an...

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