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Inhaled smoke being harmful is beyond obvious, I would want very strong evidence to believe otherwise for any kind of smoke, particularly sooty smoke from burni
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
Inhaled smoke being harmful is beyond obvious, I would want very strong evidence to believe otherwise for any kind of smoke, particularly sooty smoke from burning organics. Soot in lungs is obviously bad, that should the default assumption of any kind of smoke until proven otherwise. I doubt there is any study specifically about the impact of Abies yuanbaoshanensis smoke on the lungs, but obviously it isn't good for you. Until there are studies proving otherwise, don't breath smoke is the sane default.
The more interesting matter is what effect cannabis might have when it isn't smoked.
- horsawlarway 4y agoI agree with you - I wasn't particularly clear with my last sentence. I meant the lack of data around cannabis/cannabinoids in general and specifically its interaction with the immune system and diseases, not inhaling smoke - inhaling smoke of any kind is not going to be good for your lungs/heart. I do think the mixed findings around the immune system need a lot of work right now. We're basically 50 years behind where we should be - Given that the original comment I responded to is not entirely wrong either, we do have some evidence that cannabinoids suppress the immune system in helpful ways for some autoimmune diseases (such as Crohn's/IBD) which I believe is why there was interest in evaluating the impact in HIV patients, where the results were inconclusive.