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That one's been a bullet point in drug war propaganda for decades. The logic, back then at least, was that because you held the smoke in longer, it had a more profound effect on your lungs than tobacco. A bit of a leap in my opinion.
I don't, however, think the additives in cigarettes make them more dangerous...just more addictive.
The big difference is in the plants themselves.
Tobacco creates a dense, gummy, smoke. That's why smoke rings are better with tobacco. That's why the smell of a cigarette lingers a lot longer than a joint and that's probably why, in an apples to apples comparison, a Marlboro's worse on the lungs.
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