I haven't been reading the responses after this, but I'd like to say there have been studies (check erowid.org) indicated that long term use of marijuana does not affect lung capacity or the healthiness of lungs. It has also been shown that it in no way increases the chance of lung cancer. One of the main things that people associate weed to is lung cancer, which a large majority of those smokers also smoke tobacco, which obviously will fuck up your lungs and can give you cancer. Weed itself doesnt, unless you only smoke blunts or joints.
TL;DR: weed doesnt fuck up your lungs.
The nature of the marijuana-induced changes were also different, occurring primarily in the lung's large airways - not the small peripheral airways affected by tobacco smoke. Since it is small-airway inflammation that causes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, marijuana smokers may not develop these diseases
I haven't been reading the responses after this, but I'd like to say there have been studies (check erowid.org) indicated that long term use of marijuana does not affect lung capacity or the healthiness of lungs. It has also been shown that it in no way increases the chance of lung cancer. One of the main things that people associate weed to is lung cancer, which a large majority of those smokers also smoke tobacco, which obviously will fuck up your lungs and can give you cancer. Weed itself doesnt, unless you only smoke blunts or joints.
TL;DR: weed doesnt fuck up your lungs.
Made me lol.
Common sense - you're inhaling smoke from a burning and plant and maybe paper. You're going to get tar, carbon monoxide, etc in your lungs whether its tobacco or weed, rolled in paper or smoked through a pipe/bong, etc.
erowid.org article: Erowid Cannabis Vault : Exposing Marijuana Myths
Basically this says marijuana smokers are less likely to get chronic bronchitis and emphysema than tobacco smokers because the two smokes affect the lungs in different ways.
And that marijuana smokers only smoke a few joints per day vs the average tobacco smoker smoking 10-40 cigs per day. This doesn't mean weed is less damaging, just that it's smoked less.
so basically, you didn't read the link I posted or watch the video. tar is the chief problem for black lungs, breathing problems, and yes even lung cancer. particulate matter introduced. this was the case even before tobacco companies used phosphate-based fertilizers which contained polonium-210. radioactive materials sure don't help, but it's not the cause.in extremely rare cases (or not at all), tar is the cause for lung cancer. the radioactivity that is added for the growth of tobacco is what causes lung cancer. marijuana on the other hand, doesn't contain this radioactivity, and contains 67% less tar. There has not been a single case of lung cancer linked to smoking marijuana. THC is actually a known bronchodilator, leading to the prescription of THC for some asthma patients.
Actually, from what I read recently, while it's true that cannabis users are more likely to have Schizophrenia, all the evidence suggests that it's not cannabis causing Schizophrenia etc, it's the Schizophrenia that's causing the cannabis use.VonRohn29383 said:Well, I have an uncle who runs a rehab center here in Portugal. Most of the people there have problems with heroin and cocaine, but some are chronic cannabis users.
What I have personally seen is that a substantial percentage of those chronic cannabis users develop some kind of psychosis like bipolar disorder (and a small percentage even gets schizophrenic).
This is not a thing that somebody told me or that I’ve read in a book. I’ve seen it.
So you guys better take it easy.
That documentary was ridiculously biased, as is to be expected with all BBC cannabis documentaries.
It's no doubt the tar from smoking joints, blunts, even bongs will damage your lungs.
Vapes and edibles for the win.
I don't smoke while working though. Or drink, for that matter. Either one makes me want to put on a movie and do absolutely nothing productive.