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Cal-OEHHA has listed the chemicals present in marijuana smoke. Marijuana smoke is on the Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, see http://oehha.ca.gov/Prop65/docs_state/mjcrnr061909.html
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Does marijuanna have the same negative effects on your body as tobacco smoke?
Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which further increase the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana smokers show dysregulated growth of epithelial cells in their lung tissue, which could lead to cancer;
Does smoke from marijuana damage the lungs more than smoke from tobacco?
All evidence apparently says this is not the case.
Does marijuana contain more cancer causing chemicals than cigarettes?
Marijuana contains no known cancer causing agents.
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?
Yes, this is true. There is also brain and heart damage that is caused by pot.
What kills you faster smoking weed or smoking cigarettes?
Generally speaking, smoking tobacco cigarettes will kill you faster. Although much controvery still surrounds the safety of smoking tobacco cigarettes vs marijuana, people who smoke tobacco cigarettes generally smoke ALOT more than people who smoke marijuana (few people smoke 20 joints or bowls a day, but MANY people smoke 20 cigarettes a day). This factor alone makes smoking tobacco cigarettes MUCH more hazardous than smoking marijuana.
What are facts about a DARE report?
1)There are 200 known poisons in cigarette smoke 2)Over 400,000 people die because of tobacco related causes 3)Marijuana has more tar the cigarette 4)Marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more of some cancer causing chemicals than tobacco smoke
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.
Do more people die each year from marijuana or tobacco?
Roughly 50 million Americans smoke up to two packs of cigarettes a day. Allegedly, 14 million people smoke perhaps a couple of joints a day.
What is more addicting alcohol or tobacco?
Tobacco is much, much more addictive than marijuana. The active ingredient in tobacco (nicotine) is physically addictive (meaning, there are physical withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking). The active ingredient in marijuana (THC) is NOT physically addictive.Furthermore, many studies have shown that nicotine is at least as addictive, if not more addictive, than heroin. The same cannot be said of marijuana.
Is cannabis less harmful than fags?
F*a*g*s is a slang term for tobacco cigarettes. Tobacco cigarettes are Probably the most dangerous legal substance a person can consume. They are a leading cause of cancer. Cannabis can be dangerous, but, nowhere near as dangerous as tobacco. The Number one reason tobacco is legal in the USA and marijuana is not is because of Money. The rich tobacco companies, (and the people who smoke and chew tobacco), keep it legal. Money interests keep marijuana illegal. I am not saying you should smoke marijuana, (unless it's for medical purposes), however tobacco is Far more dangerous than marijuana.
Do marijuana smoke contains harmful chemicals found in tobacco smoke?
Marijuana does contain more tar than tobacco - but low tar cigarettes cause just as much cancer, Scientists have shown that smoking any plant is bad for your lungs, because it increases the number of 'lesions' in your small airways. This usually does not threaten your life, but there is a chance it will lead to infections.
What percentage of people who smoke marijuana every day become addicted?
There is no accurate way of knowing the answer to this. Marijuana is just as addictive as tobacco, but medically in the long run has more harmful side effects. See the related question below.
