respiratory therapist says smoking weed is good for the lungs
 

they say it increases your lung capacity. add this to the long list of benefits being discovered.

yeah right ..:thumbsup

is it good for ones brain as well?

the thing is, to smoke weed loads of people mix it with tobacco, hence the bad effects

best news ive heard in a while

almost time for the wake and bake session

:stoned

let me guess - the theripist was high

actually, there have been a shitload of studies on this and it actually is "good" for the lungs (not good but... i'll explain)

THC in order to be effective must attach itself to the lung. After being all used up, the body no longer needs it so the THC detaches itself from the lung wall, when it detaches itself it actually pulls shit like tar/nicotine/crap from the lung walls with it.

In a study of 12 people, all 12 smoked 1 pack of ciggs per day, 6 people were given nothing but 1 pack of ciggs a day and 0 joints, and the other 6 were given 1 pack of ciggs/day and X amount of joints (i think 6 joints/day not sure off hand) over a 6 month period

anywho, end of study, the people who smoked weed & ciggs for that 6 month study had cleaner lungs then the people who didn't smoke weed.

This is good news. Now I will get stoned and perform synchronized swimming in the hot tub with my buddy Abe every Saturday night instead of just sitting there wasted and talking about black holes and worm holes in the universe :2 cents:

Where do they find people for these tests...i want free weed for 6 months :)

burning as I read...bet thell be some strong lunged webmasters in vegas then

the swiss conducted these experiments

link ?

i dont have the links to the actual studies anymore, but here's a few that have some factual info

"Lung Cleaner &. Expectorant Cannabis is the best natural expectorant to clear the human lungs of smog, dust and the phlegm associated with tobacco use. Marijuana smoke effectively dilates the airways of the lungs, the bronchi, opening them to allow more oxygen into the lungs. It is also the best natural dilator of the tiny airways of the lungs, the bronchial tubes - making cannabis the best overall bronchial dilator for 80% of the population. The remaining 20% sometimes show minor negative reactions). (UCLA Tashkin Studies, 1969-83; US Costa Rican Studies, 1980-82; Jamaican Studies 1968-74.) Statistical evidence - showing up consistently as anomalies in matched populations - indicates that people who smoke tobacco cigarettes are usually better off and will live longer if they smoke cannabis moderately, too. (Jamaican and Costa Rican Studies). Millions of Americans have given up or avoided smoking tobacco products in favour of cannabis, which is not good news to the powerful tobacco lobby - Senator Jesse Helms and his cohorts. A turn of the century grandfather clause in US tobacco law allows 400 to 6,000 additional chemicals to be added. Additions since then to the average tobacco cigarette are unknown, and the public has no right to know. Many joggers and marathon runners feel cannabis use cleans their lungs, allowing better endurance. The evidence indicates cannabis use will probably increase these outlaw American marijuana-users' lives by about one or two years - but they can lose their rights, property, children, state licences, etc. for using that safest of substances: cannabis."
http://www.parklandtrading.com/users...ia/medical.php

http://www.marijuana.com/420/archive...p/t-29209.html
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.pro...mp/meddoc.html

or check a few of these
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...nt&btnG=Search

Me too...where do I sign? :Graucho


This is great news indeed!

Americans don't do that. Anytime I've done that, I've been in Europe or with European peeps.

ekhu ekhu

Yeah, right.

Aussies too. But I agree