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Marijuana Linked to Early Gum Disease 

Gum disease is widely considered a disease of aging, but that may not be true for young adults who smoke marijuana on a regular basis.

Heavy pot use was found to be strongly associated with gum disease at age 32 in a study published in the Feb. 6 edition of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

After controlling for other risk factors for gum disease, including tobacco use, the 32-year-old study participants who smoked the most marijuana were 60% more likely to show evidence of gum disease than 32-year-olds who had never smoked pot.

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