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A survey of American adults found that many erroneously believe it is safer for the lungs to smoke weed than tobacco, and that any secondhand smoke from marijuana is also safer.
Historically, some have dismissed studies looking at marijuana and heart problems because participants often use both tobacco and marijuana products, making it hard to determine which substance is ...
"People think cannabis is fine because it's 'natural. I hear this a lot. I don't know what it means."
Cannabis smoking (known colloquially as smoking weed or smoking pot) is the inhalation of smoke or vapor released by heating the flowers, leaves, or extracts of cannabis and releasing the main psychoactive chemical, Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is absorbed into the bloodstream via the lungs.
Edible forms of cannabis often contain several hundred milligrams of THC, much more than the 32 mg of a typical cannabis cigarette. [citation needed] The rise of edible cannabis products has been responsible for a large increase of poisoning of children and young people. [citation needed] Symptoms in children can include lethargy, sedation and ...
Marijuana use is at an all-time high in the United States. In the past decade alone, Americans' reported marijuana smoking has more than doubled, increasing from 7% to 13% from 2013 to 2023 ...
Forty-four percent of American 12th graders have tried the drug at least once, and the typical age of first-use is 16, similar to the typical age of first-use for alcohol but lower than the first-use age for other illicit drugs. [42] A 2022 Gallup poll concluded Americans are smoking more marijuana than cigarettes for the first time. [48]
Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to ...