Smoking marijuana is far more dangerous than smoking cigarettes, according to a group of scientists in New Zealand.
The researchers found that smoking one joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer.
While studies in the past have shown that marijuana can cause cancer, few have actually established a strong link between marijuana use and the actual
incidence of lung cancer.
For the study, researchers interviewed 79 lung cancer patients in an effort identify the main risk factors for the disease, such as smoking, family
history and occupation. The patients were questioned about alcohol and marijuana consumption.
In the high-exposure group, lung cancer risk rose by 5.7 times for patients who smoked more than a joint a day for 10 years, or two joints a day for 5
years, after adjusting for other variables, including cigarette smoking.
"Cannabis smokers end up with five times more carbon monoxide in their bloodstream (than tobacco smokers)," team leader Richard Beasley, at the
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, said in a news release.
The scientists also noted that marijuana could be expected to harm the airways more than tobacco since its smoke contained twice the level of
carcinogens, such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons, compared with tobacco cigarettes.
"There are higher concentrations of carcinogens in cannabis smoke...what is intriguing to us is there is so little work done on cannabis when there is
so much done on tobacco,” said Beasley.
"In the near future we may see an 'epidemic' of lung cancers connected with this new carcinogen. And the future risk probably applies to many other
countries, where increasing use of cannabis among young adults and adolescents is becoming a major public health problem,” he added.
Study results appear in the in the European Respiratory Journal.upyerbum - 1-30-2008 at 11:48 AM
Funny, you never see any news coverage of the studies done in Germany funded by a Canadian University that proved cannabis ACTIVELY fights certain
types of cancer. And walking a block in any city is the equivalent of smoking a pack I'm sure.JawnDiablo - 1-30-2008 at 01:28 PM
my twice a year pot habit is much more healthy than any cigarette habit...Discipline - 1-30-2008 at 03:00 PM
The way I see things is that you're going to die no matter what you choose to do. Might as well enjoy yourself.JawnDiablo - 1-30-2008 at 03:48 PM
Smoking weed used to make me have to crap at times.....Siczine.com - 1-30-2008 at 07:27 PM
Well that is a huge jump from a joint equaling 5 cigs. I can't imagine what a big ole blunt equates to. But hey, that's why I smoke the water bong,
it cleans the smoke up considerably and have to smoke less.
[Edit: Damn I might as well have been blazed off my ass when writing that!]JawnDiablo - 1-30-2008 at 09:07 PM
Gravity bongs are the killer.MikeCore - 1-30-2008 at 09:55 PM
Who's smokin' tonight? I am!!!! Murk - 1-30-2008 at 11:58 PM
i'll start taking these "studies" seriously when they stop using vague reference points like a "joint of marijuana". that's not very scientific.
i've seen joints that vary greatly in length, thickness and weight. even if the weights are exactly the same, a joint of brownish mexican outdoor and
another with Canada indoor are 2 completely different worlds. no mention of weight or potency is sketchy.MikeCore - 1-31-2008 at 04:26 AM
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a joint of brownish mexican outdoor and another with Canada indoor are 2 completely different worlds
I'm in a different world right now Voodoobillyman - 1-31-2008 at 10:25 AM
yer all a buncha fuckin hippiesmorgan - 1-31-2008 at 10:55 AM
Never cared for pot that much. Made the mistake of going to calculus green as hell one day. That was a mistake. Professor tried to explain how 0
multiplied by infintiy didn't equal 0. I think something in my brain snapped when he said that. That was pretty much the end of me smokiong pot.
I'll just stick to hookah.barc0debaby - 2-1-2008 at 12:56 AM
I love me some weed, even more then boozing. Just five more years till my service time is up and I can toke up!morgan - 2-1-2008 at 01:04 AM
Anyone on here into salvia?Siczine.com - 2-1-2008 at 01:17 AM
Done it but not into it much.MikeCore - 2-3-2008 at 08:55 PM
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Anyone on here into salvia?
Tried it once. The 25x kind and needless to say I didn't like it. Made me feel like I was gonna have a heart attack.JawnDiablo - 2-4-2008 at 12:28 AM
what the fuck is saliva?morgan - 2-4-2008 at 12:49 AM
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what the fuck is saliva?
Its a type of sage. When you do it right you trip really fucking hard. Chemically its supposed to be stronger than acid.morgan - 2-4-2008 at 12:50 AM
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Anyone on here into salvia?
Tried it once. The 25x kind and needless to say I didn't like it. Made me feel like I was gonna have a heart attack.
Only tried 10x but it was under bad conditions so I didn't get too much out of it but what I did was pretty interesting.
