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What are the effects of smoking marijuana, if any, on bone growth during the healing process of a fracture, specifically around titanium plates?
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No effects: There would be no health benefits from using cannabis for healing broken bones. None.
Answered 4/24/2020
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There are no : Studies that i know of on bone growth. There are on the brain and it definitely reduces brain cells.
Answered 3/15/2014
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