Robert L. Page II Pharm.D. M.S.P.H. FAHA, Chair of the writing group for the American Heart Association Scientific Statement: Medical Marijuana, Recreational Cannabis, and Cardiovascular Health (August 2020) and professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and the department of physical medicine/rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Aurora, Colorado. Offering perspective on AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 Presentations P1916 and P380 copyright American Heart Association 2020 "The other aspect is medical versus recreational. Particularly, I get questions with edibles. I treat cannabis, as a pharmacist, just like I would any other medication, and when you prescribe any medication, it's going to have drug interactions and side effects. Just because something is natural does not make it 100% safe, okay, and that's a misnomer that many patients have. And so therefore, we need to be treating cannabis like we would any other medication, and that regardless of medicinal or recreational, it carries side effects."