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And yet cannabis smoke does not seem to carry the same life expectancy and particularly lung cancer risk for light to moderate smokers. How do you square this w

And yet cannabis smoke does not seem to carry the same life expectancy and particularly lung cancer risk for light to moderate smokers. How do you square this with your understanding (mine, too) of smoke being inherently carcinogenic? Not to argue against your point; i'm a little confused why one would argue FOR second hand smoke. In any circumstance with smoke.

linkregister 9y ago
It's a good way to derail the topic and preserve the status quo of illegal cannabis.
- rdiddly 9y ago
  "The" topic? Are there not several topics?
grenoire 9y ago
I am yet to see a study that has compared one-pack-a-day smokers of tobacco and marijuana. Effects of cigarettes become significant after one pack year, and I don't know if you can even find participants for a test, who smoke marijuana in equivalent weight. Until then, "marijuana is better than tobacco" is simply a bullshit statement. Smoke less cigarettes and your risk of cancer and respiratory diseases will of course be lower!
- bluejekyll 9y ago
  http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/news/a52634/marijuana-lung-cancer/ http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/news/a52634/marijuan... That sources this study: http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2017/Cannabis-Health-Effects/Cannabis-conclusions.pdf http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20File... That study states that "there is moderate evidence that there is no statistical evidence for ... lung cancer". Now most studies in this area make mention of the fact that even for heavy marijuana smokers, they never smoke as much as a pack a day cigarette smoker. Which is to say, that even though there is more tar in the smoke of marijuana per gram, people don't smoke as much because they don't feel a need to. That does not mean it is safe, but there is no evidence that it's as bad a cigarettes.

linkregister 9y ago

It's a good way to derail the topic and preserve the status quo of illegal cannabis.

rdiddly 9y ago
"The" topic? Are there not several topics?

grenoire 9y ago

I am yet to see a study that has compared one-pack-a-day smokers of tobacco and marijuana. Effects of cigarettes become significant after one pack year, and I don't know if you can even find participants for a test, who smoke marijuana in equivalent weight. Until then, "marijuana is better than tobacco" is simply a bullshit statement. Smoke less cigarettes and your risk of cancer and respiratory diseases will of course be lower!

bluejekyll 9y ago
http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/news/a52634/marijuana-lung-cancer/ http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/news/a52634/marijuan... That sources this study: http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2017/Cannabis-Health-Effects/Cannabis-conclusions.pdf http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20File... That study states that "there is moderate evidence that there is no statistical evidence for ... lung cancer". Now most studies in this area make mention of the fact that even for heavy marijuana smokers, they never smoke as much as a pack a day cigarette smoker. Which is to say, that even though there is more tar in the smoke of marijuana per gram, people don't smoke as much because they don't feel a need to. That does not mean it is safe, but there is no evidence that it's as bad a cigarettes.