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Frequent Cannabis Users Leaner, Less Likely To Get Diabetes — Despite Munchies

By administrator June 11, 2023 1 min read

A case of the munchies does not mean the average frequent pot smoker is going to have more health issues than someone who doesn’t partake.

Snacking and having the munchies seems to come part and parcel with doing the drug, but according to a new study, frequent users are leaner and less likely to develop diabetes than people who don’t consume cannabis.

The peer-reviewed study out of the University of California, looked at how cannabis use in teenage years can alter how the body’s fat cells work.

– Read the entire article at Toronto Sun.

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