Some really silly stats being quoted here. We have decades of evidence on the effects of legal tobacco use and nowhere near as much on weed. But medical experts agree:
There are serious health risks from smoking cannabis. Many people who smoke cannabis also use tobacco, so the risks are in addition to the harm caused by smoking.
• None of the 7,000+ studies into cannabis have shown it to be safe.
• Cannabis contains more than 400 chemicals, including most toxins found in tobacco smoke but often in higher concentrations.
• People who smoke cannabis are likely to develop respiratory problems like tobacco smokers – cough, phlegm, chest colds and bronchitis.
• Half of regular users have pre-cancerous changes in the cells of the lungs.
• The risk of a heart attack is four times higher than usual in the hour after smoking cannabis.
• Cannabis is the most common illegal drug in the UK.
• Cannabis users are more likely to use other drugs, such as cocaine.
• Reaction times for skills such as driving are reduced by 41% after smoking one joint and by 63% after smoking two
any burned smoke inhalation is going to be bad.
