http://www.everydayhealth.com/colum...ease-prevention/marijuana-bad-for-your-heart/ Is Marijuana Bad for Your Heart? A study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association further demonstrates that marijuana use increases the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, heart rhythm disorders, and stroke, particularly in young people without other heart disease risk factors. The extreme seriousness of these events is underscored by a death rate exceeding 25 percent in those affected. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There is so much liberal misinformation out there about marijuana being a safe drug to use. Marijuana is not a safe drug to use, and this article clearly proves it.