Marihuana, Myocardial Infarction, Physicians and Public Policy

The epidemiologic data that established the link between tobacco smoke and myocardial infarction unleashed a multipronged effort to dissuade cigarette smokers from tobacco usage, prevent individuals from starting smoking, governmental action to warn its citizens of the dangers and in some cases the initiation of law suits against tobacco manufactures for the health care costs that the State or Province had to assume. Physicians and Governments should assess the cardiovascular evidence and consider some similar approaches and programs for marihuana.