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Short-Term Cannabis Use Can:

• Increase your heart rate and blood pressure
• Make your eyes red/bloodshot, as the blood vessels expand
• Cause you to feel drowsy, slow your reaction times, and decrease your coordination
• Make it harder to focus, concentrate, remember, and make decisions
• Cause dizziness, headaches, and vomiting
• Affect your ability to drive or operate equipment
• Change your mood and judgement

Using Cannabis Often (Daily or Near-Daily) Over a Long Period of Time (Months/Years) Can:

• Cause harm to your lungs if inhaled (smoking or vaping). Cannabis smoke contains many of the same toxins found in tobacco smoke
• Cause chronic bronchitis, wheezing, and phlegm
• Trigger severe nausea and repeated vomiting (called Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome or CHS)
• Reduce your attention span, and ability to learn and make decisions
• Cause memory loss
• Lead to addiction
• Increase your risk of heart attack and stroke
• Increase your risk for testicular cancer, which could lead to low sperm count and infertility

Cannabis & Mental Health

Using cannabis can:

• Increase your risk for mental disorders like schizophrenia, especially if you have a family history
• Worsen symptoms of bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety
• Increase your risk for thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts

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All Forms of Cannabis Have Health Risks

The only way to completely avoid health risks related to cannabis is not to use it.

Cannabis & Your Medications

Cannabis can interact with other medicines you take, which could affect your health. If you choose to use cannabis for medical or non-medical purposes, talk to your health care provider.

Medications that interact with cannabis include: