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Me neither, but we're in the minority. Pot is very hip and trendy, but doesn't it have the exact same health risks that cigarettes do? yet pot is cool and cigs are not cool. Why?
Perhaps people should, at a minimum, do a google search and educate themselves about marijuana. No, it has NOT been found to cause many of the biggest health risks (lung and other cancers, heart disease, COPD, increased risk of dementia) that tabacco does. Marijuana is not physically addictive, as nicotine is. Marijuana has accepted medical uses, (pain management, preventing seizures, anti -nausea properties, appetite stimulant, etc). Although not entirely harmless (it is a drug), marijuana has far fewer adverse health risks than cigarettes (and alcohol). Whether marijuana or cigarettes are “cool” seems silly. Marijuana has become more popular as people recognize that in moderation, it’s health risks are minimal and many find it relaxing. Whereas smoking cigarettes is extremely harmful to the smoker’s body and those exposed to second hand smoke. No drug is 100% safe but numerous scientific research finds marijuana to have minimal health risks, with the exception of its effects on youth. There is support that, as teenagers brains are still developing, frequent exposure to THC may adversely impact neurological development.
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Perhaps people should, at a minimum, do a google search and educate themselves about marijuana. No, it has NOT been found to cause many of the biggest health risks (lung and other cancers, heart disease, COPD, increased risk of dementia) that tabacco does. Marijuana is not physically addictive, as nicotine is. Marijuana has accepted medical uses, (pain management, preventing seizures, anti -nausea properties, appetite stimulant, etc). Although not entirely harmless (it is a drug), marijuana has far fewer adverse health risks than cigarettes (and alcohol). Whether marijuana or cigarettes are “cool” seems silly. Marijuana has become more popular as people recognize that in moderation, it’s health risks are minimal and many find it relaxing. Whereas smoking cigarettes is extremely harmful to the smoker’s body and those exposed to second hand smoke. No drug is 100% safe but numerous scientific research finds marijuana to have minimal health risks, with the exception of its effects on youth. There is support that, as teenagers brains are still developing, frequent exposure to THC may adversely impact neurological development.
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There hasn't been enough long term research, however the research that has been done is offered as advice.
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so many ways of imbibing cannabis, focusing on smoking it is silly
It's up to the individual as to what they want to do, just as it is with smoking.
There may be risks and there is some limited research, but the exact risks are not entirely known.
Equally there could be long term risks ingesting cannabis, however once again research is limited.
Whilst in terms of mental health issues it may increase risks in a small group of susecpitble people, according to the research available.
However all this depends on factors such as how much you use and how often, the type of cannabis/marijuana as some variants are a lot more potent than others, how old you are when you start to use it, your family history of illness including cases of schizophrenia and other such factors.
Great, if people quit smoking it and used it in another way that didn't stink up the surrounding area, that would be wonderful, but that's not going to happen anytime soon since most LOVE to smoke it, not take it in pill form or some other way.
It doesn't have to be smoked, there are all kinds of ways to ingest that seek to minimize smoke damage.
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The agruments againsts cigs is that it causes lung cancer, emphysema, heart issues, it stinks, etc. Can the exact same things not be said about pot? I've never smoked either, so I don't know, but cigarettes are socially unacceptable, yet pot is socially cool. Why? Thanks
While I can't smoke weed due to having a CPL, so I don't pay a lot of attention to it. I'll replace it with Cigars. And i think the difference between Cigars and Cigarettes is huge.
Cigars (premium) and Weed is basically all natural, no chemicals added. Cigarettes are nothing but chemicals .
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