Posted by laima on July 24, 2006, at 9:08:21
In reply to Re: long term effects from smoking marijuana and c, posted by Medric on July 24, 2006, at 5:16:28
Thank you, very informative and re-assuring. Too bad the research on marijuana and it's effects is scant or banned, so it's hard to get good, accurate info. Mostly just scare-tactics out there, from what I've gathered. As for the tobacco- what's up with that? Are those substances you list additives, or in the actual tobacco? Just curious.> As far as I can tell, there has been virtually no solid evidence connecting marijuana with cancer, though there has not been as much research done due to it being a Schedule 1 substance, making it illegal to research (may be a few exceptions). Although it does contain about 50 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke, as of 1982, there had never been a case of lung cancer attributable solely to smoking marijuana. I believe the comparison of cigarettes to marijuana was about 1-3 joints to a pack (obviously the size of a joint is not standardized and varies a lot), and that it is only comparing the amount of carbon, which is the basic problem with smoking anything. Also, if you are worried about the fact that there are 421 different chemicals in marijuana besides THC that MAY DO SOMETHING, so far none of them have been found to have any effects worth noting. The point is that with no conclusive evidence, there's no way to prove anything, but as far as i can tell, marijuana is much healthier for your lungs than tobacco. Oh, and to anwser your last question, your lungs most likely completely recovered years ago.
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> Also, a list of harmful/highly poisonous chemicals in cigarettes, some put in purposefully (not sure about cigars, probably not as many or none added): Benzene, Formaldehyde, Ammonia, Acetone, Tar, Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide, Arsenic, Hydrogen Cyanide.
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