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There have been no empircal studies to date that show smoking marijuana causes more harm to the lungs than tobacco products do. The UCSF did a 20-year, 5,000 person study alongside CARDIA's research of 5,000 medical records spanned across 21 years on the effects of marijuana compared to tobacco products and have found that while tobacco use certainly does degrade the lungs, marijuana use has been found to actually increase air flow rate to a certain point.
However, that being said, marijuana does contain some of the same carcinogens as tobacco does and subsequently does in fact damage the lungs but since people do not smoke marijuana like people smoke cigarettes and the fact there is fewer carcinogens leads research to show that the damage is no where near as extensive as tobacco.
Any possible lung damage, while unlikely, is easily ameliorated by ingesting marijuana in another method such as in foods, vaporizing (Heating the marijuana enough to only vaporize the cannabinoids) or smoking high-quality hash as it contains very little plant material and therefor very little carcinogens and tar.
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Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health charity is warning.
A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes.
It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing
Dr Mark Britton
And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are dramatically worse.
Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco.
Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in the belief it is safer for them.
"It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing."
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2419713.stm
yea i believe that completelly but unless you are out of your mind no one would smoke 3 joints a day they would get to stoned.
What else can I help you with?
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 xanax more dangerous than marijuana?
Of course..xanax is a drug widely abused buy addicts and can turn ppl with anxiety into drug addicts. Marijuana is much much less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol
Why do you think tobacco is so harmful while the claim is that marijuana has no long term health effects?
Cigarettes are smoked much more often than marijuana. Typically, a heavy smoker smokes from the moment of waking, to the time they go to sleep. This is not the case with marijuana smokers, (for the most part), especially nowadays when the quality of marijuana has improved so much. Because of the increased THC content, much less has to be smoked, making its use safer. Cigarettes are more harmful because more smoke is inhaled. Neither THC, nor nicotine, is per se harmful.
Does smoking marijuana worsen copd?
Of course-it's worse than cigarettes although you probably smoke less
Marijuana is better than what?
Marijuana is always better than alcohol and cigarette smoking.
Are cigarettes safer than marijuana?
not at all! cigerettes cause lung cancer and marijuana does not
Does using a vaporizer for nicotine cause more instances of cancer?
A vapor cigarette for nicotine is less harmful than cigarettes as it only provides nicotine and not harmful chemicals.
Is Philip Morris less nicotin than marlboro?
Stop worrying about which cigarette has less nicotin or whatever. Any cigarette is harmful. Even assuming that one brand of cigarettes has less nicotine, there are lots of other harmful substances.
Are electronic cigarettes safe?
No one really knows yet. Electronic cigarettes are a new product, so there has not been time to study and evaluate their effects on the human body. However, it is probably safe to say that they are substantially less harmful than traditional cigarettes. The by-products of combustion are what makes cigarettes so harmful. There is no combustion with an electronic cigarette, hence, there are no harmful combustion by-products.
Are electronic cigarettes safe How?
No one really knows yet. Electronic cigarettes are a new product, so there has not been time to study and evaluate their effects on the human body. However, it is probably safe to say that they are substantially less harmful than traditional cigarettes. The by-products of combustion are what makes cigarettes so harmful. There is no combustion with an electronic cigarette, hence, there are no harmful combustion by-products.
How much more tar and carbon monoxide in marijuana than cigarettes?
None marijuana does not have carbon monoxide or tar
Does cannabis kill?
NO! it has been proven by scientists it is less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes it even has medicinal purposes which helps ALOT of illnesses
