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Cannabis usage can increase inflammatory responses in the respiratory tract. Sharing of cannabis waterpipes has been linked to increased tuberculosis risks. Using a national in-patient databank, we aimed to 1) describe the spatiotemporal correlation between cannabis-related and tuberculosis hospital admissions, and 2) compare the rate of subsequent pulmonary tuberculosis admission between those with prior admissions for cannabis-related causes and those without. Both admission types were aggregated to the number of admissions in monthly and provincial units. Temporal and spatial patterns were visualized using line plots and choropleth maps, respectively. A matched cohort analysis was conducted to compare the incidence density rate of subsequent tuberculosis admission and the hazard ratio. Throughout 2017\u20132022, we observed a gradual decline in tuberculosis admissions, in contrast to the increase in cannabis-related admissions. Both admissions shared a hotspot in Northeastern Thailand. Between matched cohorts of 6,773 in-patients, the incidence density rate per 100,000 person\u2013years of subsequent tuberculosis admissions was 267.6 and 165.9 in in-patients with and without past cannabis-admission, respectively. After adjusting for covariates, we found that a cannabis-related admission history was associated with a hazard ratio of 1.48 (P = 0.268) for subsequent tuberculosis admission. Our findings failed to support the evidence that cannabis consumption increased pulmonary tuberculosis risk. 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