Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer

[ponygirl]

Originally Posted by RageCash-Ben

Sounds like alot of people didn't read the article or are in complete denial.

well, I read the article

The researchers interviewed 79 lung cancer patients and sought to identify the main risk factors for the disease, such as smoking, family history and occupation. The patients were questioned about alcohol and cannabis consumption.

In this high-exposure group, lung cancer risk rose by 5.7 times for patients who smoked more than a joint a day for 10 years, or two joints a day for 5 years, after adjusting for other variables, including cigarette smoking.

"While our study covers a relatively small group, it shows clearly that long-term cannabis smoking increases lung cancer risk," wrote Beaseley.

That's an awfully small sample group. How many of those patients did smoke more than one j a day for 10 years, or 2/day for 5? And the line 'after adjusting for other variables' is kinda vague too. Did the person(s) who smoked the pot also smoke cigarettes? Or work in a high risk environment?

I'm not saying smoking it isn't bad for your lungs. Any smoke inhalation is bad. But I don't know if this particular study shows clearly that there's that much of an increased risk by pot smoking alone.

or maybe I am in denial

[cosmiccat]

I smoked my share back in the 80's but don't anymore. Don't want it, don't miss it, never got addicted. Inhaling any smoke has to be bad but 20 times doesn't sound right. Then again what do I know!

[SheepGuy]

I used to do a lot of drugs, pot, acid, mushrooms, peyote, coke, pretty much everything except heroin and speed. The only drugs I became addicted to were legal ones, nicotine and alcohol. I still smoke and I'm still an alcoholic.
The governments spend big money on persecuting folks who smoke an innocuous little plant that is not physically addictive, and ignore the taxable physically addictive drugs because they are an income source for them.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by SheepGuy

...pretty much everything except heroin and speed...

You speak as if those 2 are in the same class

[SheepGuy]

Originally Posted by Greenie

You speak as if those 2 are in the same class

I used to hang out with a girl who once banged cold coffee because she couldn't get any speed, her legs turned purple and she stayed in the hospital for a while, as soon as she got out she started cranking again.
That kind of shit scares me.
Heroin I don't know much about, never even seen it, but I know myself too well to try anything new that is physically addictive. Smoked opium once and enjoyed it way too much. I'm sure I'd love heroin.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by ponygirl

Any smoke inhalation is bad.

(I'm half-sure you put that in there for me.)