Marijuana smoke not as damaging to lungs as cigarette smoke, study suggests

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 20:30 in Health & Medicine

Using marijuana carries legal risks, but the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study. In the study in which participants had repeated measurements of lung function over 20 years, occasional and low cumulative marijuana use was not associated with adverse effects on pulmonary function.

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