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This Election Day, recreational marijuana could become legal across more than half of the United States. But as more Americans consume more potent forms of the drug more often, a Times investigation has revealed that some of the heaviest users are experiencing serious and unexpected harms to their health.
Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains what she found.
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On today’s episode
Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.
In 2022, a government survey found, more people said that they were using marijuana on a daily or near-daily basis than alcohol.Credit…Tristan Spinski for The New York Times
Background reading
As America’s marijuana use grows, so do the harms.
Stories of marijuana’s little-known risks.
Trump signals support for marijuana legalization in Florida.
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