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Does marijuana deposits 4 times more tar into the lungs and contains 50 percent to 70 percent more cancer causing substances than tobacco smoke does?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes, this is true. There is also brain and heart damage that is caused by pot.
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Does marijuana contain more cancer causing chemicals than cigarettes?
Marijuana contains no known cancer causing agents.
How much THC do cigarettes contain?
Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains cancer-causing chemicals. There are 33 cancer-causing chemicals contained in marijuana. Marijuana smoke also deposits tar into the lungs. In fact, when equal amounts of marijuana and tobacco are smoked, marijuana deposits four times as much tar into the lungs. This is because marijuana joints are un-filtered and often more deeply inhaled than cigarettes.Although it may be true that marijuana smoke deposits more tar into the lungs than tobacco smoke, current evidence does not indicate that the former results in proportionally greater deleterious health affects.
What makes marijuana a controlled substances?
The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) places substances into various schedules (1-5) based on their potential for causing addiction and medical usefulness. Marijuana (as THC, or dronabinol) is classified as schedule- 4, meaning its addiction potential is less than morphine, in schedule-2.
Can you get skitzofrenya from marijuana?
Marijuana has not been linked to a exact match for causing skitzofrenya.
What gives cigarettes flavor and causes disease?
Tar. Tar is a thick, black fluid that contains many cancer-causing substances but is the flavoring in cigarettes.
What are the substances causing the ozone whole?
The substances that are causing ozone layer depletion are freons, CFC's etc.. These are called as ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
Does maple syrup dissolve in water?
Maple syrup contains certain covalent substances thereby causing it to not dissolve in water,which is a polar substance.
How do ultrasound waves eliminate these deposits?
What type of deposits would be helpful. Basically, the ultrasound causes a vibration in what it is aimed at causing it to shatter.
What are some Harmful substances found in marijuana besides THC?
There are no harmful properties in marijuana at all. Thc has no negative side effects and is used to treat thousands of diseases and disorders. If it were harmful, it would not help cancer patients get better without causing problems. It is also non addictive and is even used to treat children.
Can marijuana kill cells in the brain causing retardation?
apparently it already has...
One of a group of disease causing substances?
virus
What chemicals are causing the ozone layer thinning?
CFC's cause hole in ozone. They react with ozone and deplete it.
