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In reply to the discussion: Pot smokers don't puff away lung health: study [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)83. there were three different articles posted on this study yesterday
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/10/10098412-smoking-pot-doesnt-hurt-lung-capacity-study-shows
the above is the best one. marijuana is illegal so no paper reporting this is not going to include "but don't take this as a reason to use cannabis" in the article b/c they don't want to offend the drug warriors in power. that's the way the world works.
but, most importantly, this statement is part of this reportage
This is a 20 year study with the most participants ever. This study, therefore, carries more weight than a small scale study over a shorter period of time.
And so, what one doctor who has spent years studying pulmonary function in relation to cannabis is saying is... this study demonstrates moderate, not heavy, cannabis use does not impair lung function. This study, in addition to past studies, CONFIRMS that the sort of marijuana use that average Americans engage in does not harm their lung function.
Here's another one from AP
--IOW, don't confuse the issue. This study doesn't look at bronchitis or lung cancer (tho lung cancer studies do exist that show the same thing - that cannabis is not like cigarette smoking) but it does look at lung function and this should be considered the current medical standing for this issue.
the above is the best one. marijuana is illegal so no paper reporting this is not going to include "but don't take this as a reason to use cannabis" in the article b/c they don't want to offend the drug warriors in power. that's the way the world works.
but, most importantly, this statement is part of this reportage
Dr. Donald Tashkin, who has studied the relationship between marijuana smoking and lung function for more than 30 years as a professor of medicine at UCLA, says the study confirms what other research has also concluded.
This is a well-done study involving more subjects than in the past, says Tashkin, who is not affiliated with the new study. The public should take away its a confirmatory study, but larger and longer than previous studies demonstrating, once again, that smoking marijuana does not impair lung function, unlike tobacco.
This is a 20 year study with the most participants ever. This study, therefore, carries more weight than a small scale study over a shorter period of time.
And so, what one doctor who has spent years studying pulmonary function in relation to cannabis is saying is... this study demonstrates moderate, not heavy, cannabis use does not impair lung function. This study, in addition to past studies, CONFIRMS that the sort of marijuana use that average Americans engage in does not harm their lung function.
Here's another one from AP
People who occasionally smoke marijuana do not suffer long-term lung damage the way cigarette smokers do, and may actually experience a slight improvement, said a 20-year US study published Tuesday.
Since the research included more than 5,000 people over a long time span, the authors said it should help clear up some of the confusion about the risks of marijuana smoking, which is increasingly common in the United States.
--IOW, don't confuse the issue. This study doesn't look at bronchitis or lung cancer (tho lung cancer studies do exist that show the same thing - that cannabis is not like cigarette smoking) but it does look at lung function and this should be considered the current medical standing for this issue.
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Look for this to get misconstrued by the Pot is Safer Than Water Committee nt
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2012
#2
Yes, everyone knows drawing unfiltered smoke into the lungs cannot possibly do any harm.
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2012
#6
Instead of the idiotic request to have everyone here prove a negative, why don't you prove
EOTE
Jan 2012
#63
How can anyone possibly believe that breathing in smoke is good for your health?
randome
Jan 2012
#64
So these "mixed results" you're referring to is a person saying "Others have found hints of harm."
EOTE
Jan 2012
#76
calling anything "non-toxic" is like a giant blinking red light to anyone who knows what toxic means
enki23
Jan 2012
#44
If it ever kills someone I'll take it back. It is a fact that Cannabis is non-toxic.
tridim
Jan 2012
#46
Weed is safer than a lot of water in this country, which says more about the water than the weed.
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2012
#17
are they anything like the "i got nothing so let me pull my opinion outta my ass" committee?
frylock
Jan 2012
#30
Maybe it's all that weed I've smoked, but it seems half your posts are imaginary arguments no one
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jan 2012
#78
It is far past time that we legalize it and at the very least put that part of the stupid drug war
slay
Jan 2012
#14
Oh, are you saying that smoking doesn't occur in nature isn't a scientific fact?
caseymoz
Jan 2012
#91
Oh, and it looks like marijuana, even smoked, IS an effective treatment for asthma.
EOTE
Jan 2012
#93
All the available information suggests that marijuana alleviates the symptoms of asthma
EOTE
Jan 2012
#96
Please repost this, with the vid, in the Drug Policy forum as a stand-alone post
RainDog
Jan 2012
#85
Vaporizing the substance removes the toxins, period. As does eating the wonderful brownies.
byronius
Jan 2012
#49
It is becoming increasingly difficult to justify leaving pot possession illegal.
totodeinhere
Jan 2012
#50
Doesnt damage lungs, doesnt impair motor skills, isnt addictive, dozens of legitimate medical uses
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2012
#68
I'm not someone that every wants to use drugs or support them personally..
Corruption Winz
Jan 2012
#80