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Originally Posted by CamTraffic
One blunt = 5 cigarettes ( for your lungs that is )
Here it is:
THE FINDING: A single joint of marijuana obstructs the flow of air as much as smoking up to five tobacco cigarettes, but long-term pot use does not increase the risk of developing emphysema, a study by New Zealand's Medical Research Institute suggests.
THE SYMPTOMS: Marijuana smokers suffered wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and phlegm _ all of which were associated with tobacco smokers, except chest tightness.
A WARNING: Damage also occurred to the small airways key to taking in oxygen and removing waste gases, and rose in proportion to the number of joints smoked.
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Ok, 1 blunt is NOWHERE NEAR 5 fucking cigarettes. Even if it was, IF IT WAS, it would only be because of the tobacco leaf used to roll said blunt, not the marijuana itself.
I'm not one of those "weed is gods plant" kind of people but to say 1 blunt is equal to 5 cigarettes is just ludicrous. I'm not going to waste my time finding sources and shit because there are a gazillion sources for each side of the argument, but I know for a fact marijuana is not more harmful than tobacco.