How is smoking weed different from smoking regular cigarettes? Besides the personal effects, does it pose the same environmental hazards? Does it affect non-smokers in the vicinity, the same way tobacco smoke does? Is there a site that can give me information on this topic?
2007-06-12 22:07:19 · 15 answers · asked by ? 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Does it affect the environment/other people??? The one thing i cant stand about ciggies is that, for your own pleasuer, youre subjecting the ecosystem/innocent lungs to undeserved degradation. In that sense, is weed bad?
2007-06-12 22:17:43 · update #1
Smoking weed is different from smoking cigarettes in that most pot smokers smoke less if the quality is good.
No, it does not pose the same environmental hazards.
Yes, it may affect non-smokers in the vicinity but that would be offset by the effects of THC.
Please look at 10 Things You Need to Know about Marijuana: http://www.fcda.org/tenthings.html
2007-06-12 22:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by shkawamoto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weed does not have the toxins that cigarettes have, which means less chance of lung cancer. However, has about 10 times more tar than tobacco, which can lead to other bad health effects such as emphysema. Luckily, people smoke weed a whole lot less than they would usually smoke cigarettes.
Almost anyone who's smoked both will tell you that weed is far less dangerous than smoking tobacco health wise. However, you are obviously more likely to do something really dumb if you are high...
2007-06-12 22:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smoking weed (like 1 joint) is like smoking 7 cigs at one time. I think that it could pose the same hazard as smoking cig. because of all the tar your lungs are getting and the smoke its self is potant and could cause a contact high. I don't know of any sites but I'm sure if you wanted more info you could look up a site about the effects of marijuana on the brain and body.
2007-06-12 22:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by fairy crazy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weed and Tobacco are both addictive. Weed is making your self drowsy. When you smoke pot every day for a long time and then stop cold, you will feel like your tweaking, and then you'll need a hit to calm you down. I've been smoking herb for 13 years, and it's HARD TO QUIT. anyone who says weed is only Mentally addictive is wrong. anything mentally addictive becomes physically addictive over time. Cigarettes are the governments drug. It is only used for profit at the expense of innocent kids. They are way more addictive and allot worse too. American Spirits are better then the others at least. But cigs are HARSH and smell alot worse then weed. At least if you don't smoke weed you have more of a chance of getting a girlfriend.
2007-06-12 22:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
weed is illegal because all races smoke it and the government can't control where it's grown, on the other hand cigs were targeted at certain cultures and classes of people and is completely controllable it and it's piles of chemicals in it all equal profit except to the poor sucker sucking 10 years off his life. Have you ever heard of anyone growing TOBACCO at home? No but many can, do and will grow weed. it's natural. Grow it, cut it, dry it out, roll it, smoke it, enjoy it.
2007-06-12 22:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by PJ 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a million. a shade... Yellow 2. Any huge-unfold factor.. Motherhood 3. A music.. The refrain of Hallelujah 4. a action picture star.. Jane Seymour 5. A fruit.. ( form no longer seems ! ) Kiwi 6. A musical tool.. a stunning play around
2016-10-09 02:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weed that is grown naturally and not laced with any other drug is better for you than cigarettes. The cigarettes have added un-natural chemicals and this is why they become addictive. Kinda like crank, just not as harsh.
Although, lung damage can occur from either.
2007-06-12 22:13:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As most joints are rolled using tobacco they reckon it's hard to make a clear conclusion about this, have a look at this site....
http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_71944811_71962447_langId-en,00.html
2007-06-12 22:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by blunder babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well to date there is not one case of lung cancer contributed to smoking marijuana. Harvard Medical School just concluded a 30 year medical study on the subject months ago
2007-06-12 22:15:16 · answer #9 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
cigs just calm u down, stress reliever
weed you get really high, where i laugh at everything and have a good time, i often get tired, hard to explain, and lasts hours usually. its harmless as long as your in a safe environment to enjoy your high. weed makes me happy.
2007-06-12 22:16:20 · answer #10 · answered by John 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋