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Do marijuana smoke contains harmful chemicals found in tobacco smoke?
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∙ 7y ago
Marijuana does contain more tar than tobacco - but low tar cigarettes cause just as much
cancer, Scientists have shown that smoking any plant is bad for your lungs, because
it increases the number of 'lesions' in your small airways.
This usually does not threaten your life, but there is a chance it will lead to infections.
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What are five ingredents that are in cigarettes?
tobacco, marijuana, paper, tar, nicotine, chemicals.
How much THC do cigarettes contain?
Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains cancer-causing chemicals. There are 33 cancer-causing chemicals contained in marijuana. Marijuana smoke also deposits tar into the lungs. In fact, when equal amounts of marijuana and tobacco are smoked, marijuana deposits four times as much tar into the lungs. This is because marijuana joints are un-filtered and often more deeply inhaled than cigarettes.Although it may be true that marijuana smoke deposits more tar into the lungs than tobacco smoke, current evidence does not indicate that the former results in proportionally greater deleterious health affects.
What contains harmful tars and nicotine and carbon monoxide?
Tobacco.
What are the harmful in cigaratte smoke and why?
Tobacco smoke is now known to contain chemicals that increase the chances of contracting cancer. In addition, it also contains minute quantities of cyanide - a poison !
How many known poisons are in marijuana and tobacco smoke together?
There are a couple hundred toxic or carcinogenic chemicals in either pot or tobacco smoke.
Are electronic cigarettes unhealthy?
Yes, but no even close to as unhealthy as normal cigarettes.
What are facts about a DARE report?
1)There are 200 known poisons in cigarette smoke 2)Over 400,000 people die because of tobacco related causes 3)Marijuana has more tar the cigarette 4)Marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more of some cancer causing chemicals than tobacco smoke
What is better to smoke cigarettes or marijuana?
A national study suggests that low to moderate use of marijuana is less harmful to users' lungs than exposure to tobacco.
Is smoking marijuana more harmful then smoking tobacco?
no it would take about 8 ciggs to equal about one joint
Is Hookah Tobacco basically legal marijuana?
no, tobacco is never marijuana... its tobacco.
Is there a safer Native American cigarette that can be purchased?
No, Tobacco in whatever form is harmful if abused. Most Tobacco farming, that is not fully organic, intentionally introduce chemicals into the plant as it grows making its use harmful.
What does it mean to say that tobacco contains toxins?
That it contains chemicals that are harmful to the health of animals or other plants. This is certainly true of tobacco, as it contains nicotine -- among other things -- which is a fairly potent poison. Between 40 and 50 mg. of pure nicotine is fatal to adult humans (roughly the amount in two packs of cigarettes) if taken all at once.
