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Cannabis chemical 'helps heart:' A chemical in cannabis can help ward off strokes and heart disease, scientists believe.
BBC News, Wednesday, 6 April, 2005

Swiss researchers found THC, one of 60 cannabinoids in the drug, helped stop the narrowing of arteries to the brain and heart in a study of mice.

But the team, from Geneva University Hospital, said smoking cannabis did not produce the same effect. [Bummer, eh?]

However UK experts warned more research was needed before firm conclusions could be drawn.

There’s more at the link, but you’ve got the bad news.