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Originally Posted by LBBV
While you are correct that inhaling ANYTHING is bad for you, there is one thing that is forgotten when people compare pot to cigarettes with regards to the negative effects on the lungs.
The typical cigarette smoker smokes 20 or more cigarettes a day where I would bet that a typical pot smoker probably doesn't smoke an entire joint in a week
I would guess that just inhaling the air of any smog-filled downtown city over a one week period is probably just as damaging to your lungs as smoking a joint a week (this last statement is NOT fact - just my own opinion  )
Not that I know ANYTHING about pot...I just read about it in a book once - honest!
-- Bill |
You're absolutely right on that one. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day will definitely do far more harm than smoking a joint a week.
However, a number of people who smoke pot easily smoke several joints a day, and that is as harmful as smoking several cigarettes a day - and it can be more harmful than living in a typical smog-filled city.
Also, keep in mind that living in smog-filled cities actually does quite a bit of harm. Ground-level ozone and particulate matter can do far more damage than most people realize.
But anyway, the main thing I'm trying to emphasize in this thread is this: smoking pot in moderation isn't all that bad, but in large quantities, it simply isn't good for your health. The same as with most enjoyable things, really.