Heavy cannabis use linked to thin bones and low weight, despite its ‘munchies’ reputation
Despite its reputation for causing “the munchies”, heavy use of cannabis has been linked to a reduction in body weight and thin bones that are more likely to break, according to a new study.
Researchers at Edinburgh University tested 170 regular recreational users of the drug and 114 non-users.
Scans of their bones showed heavy users – who had smoked cannabis more than 47,000 times in their life – had a bone density that was five per cent lower than cigarette smokers.
They also had a higher rate of fractures, although this effect was not seen in moderate users, defined as those who had taken cannabis an average of 1,000 times.
Lead researcher Professor Stuart Ralston, of Edinburgh University’s Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, said: “We have known for a while that the components of cannabis can affect bone cell function but we had no...
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