A new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that daily use of marijuana has been linked to the development of certain cancers.
You’ll probably be shocked to hear that people who smoke cannabis are less likely to develop lung cancer than those who don’t smoke.
“We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer,” the study’s lead author explained. “What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect.”
Inhaling burnt organic matter is associated with higher lung cancer risk:
https://news.mit.edu/2021/pah-cancer-chemicals-0922
And inhaling fine particulates increases the occurrence and severity of respiratory diseases:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105434/
I’m shocked. Shocked, I say!
Well, not that shocked…
You’ll probably be shocked to hear that people who smoke cannabis are less likely to develop lung cancer than those who don’t smoke.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/05/26/study-finds-no-cancer-marijuana-connection/ea496081-b529-4948-9960-9e725a376e5a/