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> The last study I read found that it’s more harmful than cigarette smoke and that’s a serious bill. This was an intentional distortion of the study (if we're

> The last study I read found that it’s more harmful than cigarette smoke and that’s a serious bill. This was an intentional distortion of the study (if we're talking about the same one) created by the press releases of antidrug organizations. The headlines all screamed that pot smoke was more dangerous than cigarette smoke, and you had to dig to the third paragraph of the articles (where facts go to die) to find out that what the study actually suggested was that (cigarette smoking + pot smoking) was worse than cigarette smoking alone. IIRC, it also focused on people who were smoking their pot mixed with tobacco, and suggested the reason for the damage was that people hold in pot smoke far longer than they normally hold in cigarette smoke, so more of the cigarette smoke settled rather than being exhaled.

_joel 4y ago
I don't think a roach is as filtering as a fibrous cigarette filter
- bitxbitxbitcoin 4y ago
  It’s not meant to be. Lots of people also forgo a roach altogether because they “want to taste the resin on their lips.” - Martyjuana’s words, not mine. But I agree. A roachless joint is actually the recommended method of consumption by Ganjiers for cannabis flavor assessment.
- toomanybeersies 4y ago
  Cigarette filters are basically ineffective at reducing the incidence of cancer [1][2]. They're more or less just a placebo for cancer prevention. When people started realising how bad smoking was in the 50's, the tobacco companies started manufacturing filtered cigarettes, which had the appearance of being less harmful. They even added extra chemicals to make used filters appear darker than they otherwise would, so that they appeared to be filtering more effectively [3]. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9241071/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9241071/ [2] https://www.nature.com/articles/6601565 https://www.nature.com/articles/6601565 [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088411/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088411/
  - matmatmatmat 4y ago
    These people had no shame, did they?
- eurasiantiger 4y ago
  You know how the filter gets yellow after smoking? It’s not tar, it’s a coloring applied to the filter to make smokers think the filter is doing something.
openthc 4y ago
don't hold in the smoke, puff, exhale, puff again. No benefit to holding cannabis smoke. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2554344/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2554344/ https://www.algonquincollege.com/umbrellaproject/dont-hold-your-breath/ https://www.algonquincollege.com/umbrellaproject/dont-hold-y...

_joel 4y ago

I don't think a roach is as filtering as a fibrous cigarette filter

bitxbitxbitcoin 4y ago
It’s not meant to be. Lots of people also forgo a roach altogether because they “want to taste the resin on their lips.” - Martyjuana’s words, not mine. But I agree. A roachless joint is actually the recommended method of consumption by Ganjiers for cannabis flavor assessment.
toomanybeersies 4y ago
Cigarette filters are basically ineffective at reducing the incidence of cancer [1][2]. They're more or less just a placebo for cancer prevention. When people started realising how bad smoking was in the 50's, the tobacco companies started manufacturing filtered cigarettes, which had the appearance of being less harmful. They even added extra chemicals to make used filters appear darker than they otherwise would, so that they appeared to be filtering more effectively [3]. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9241071/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9241071/ [2] https://www.nature.com/articles/6601565 https://www.nature.com/articles/6601565 [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088411/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088411/
- matmatmatmat 4y ago
  These people had no shame, did they?
eurasiantiger 4y ago
You know how the filter gets yellow after smoking? It’s not tar, it’s a coloring applied to the filter to make smokers think the filter is doing something.

openthc 4y ago

don't hold in the smoke, puff, exhale, puff again. No benefit to holding cannabis smoke. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2554344/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2554344/ https://www.algonquincollege.com/umbrellaproject/dont-hold-your-breath/ https://www.algonquincollege.com/umbrellaproject/dont-hold-y...