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      THC and Hypertension: Why Marijuana Should Be Used Cautiously with Diagnosed Hypertension

      THC and Hypertension: Why Marijuana Should Be Used Cautiously with Diagnosed Hypertension

      As marijuana has grown in popularity as a therapeutic supplement, marijuana users and hypertensive patients are beginning to overlap. If marijuana gets the user high by causing the user to “mellow out,” would marijuana be an effective tool in the management of clinical hypertension? Half of the US population is clinically hypertensive, so understanding the triphasic effect of THC on blood pressure is critical to keep users safe.

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      Kasey McClurg

      THC and Hypertension: Why Marijuana Should Be Used Cautiously with Diagnosed Hypertension
      Kasey McClurg is completing her PhD in nutritional biochemistry where she focuses her research on supplements, alcohol, and cannabis nutrition. She uses her experience as a former Colorado cop to debunk many myths of these “vice” nutrients that is entangled in puritanical cultural norms and uninformed medical integrations. No bull. No bush-wacking. Just real research for real people.