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The cannabis plant hosts more than a hundred species of fungi in its roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and buds, some of which can produce potentially harmful spores.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Arizona State University, and Simon Fraser University in Canada warn that is an oversight. It isn't yet clear if those infections are coming directly from the cannabis itself, but studies have found evidence of fungal sporesWhile cannabis isn't the only possible source of such fungal outbreaks, the plant could be a source of 'opportunistic infections' among heavy users or those who are immunocompromised.
"Although the heating conditions during smoking and vaping should kill fungal spores, they may be insufficient to render all spores nonviable,"– but until scientists know more about the harms and benefits in regards to those associated with cannabis, regulators won't know what to screen for.
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