However, I am highly (no pun) skeptical of this “study”.
This sounds like Reefer Madness to me.
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I find the study to be plausible but likely exaggerated to a degree... there is no doubt that inhaling any burned substance is bad for you ,,, however just as a cigarette smoker/nicotine addict can get a fix with an absorbable patch , I think that if marijuana was decriminalized we would see safer usage as the cost would make safer usage cost effective,,, vaporizers that don’t release nearly the amount of toxins , more cooking of marijuana (brownies etc.) to release the active ingredient...
As to the property crimes problem referenced in this thread I seriously doubt that marijuana smokers are a large part of the problem ,, that would be druggies hooked on things with physical cravings and withdrawal symptoms.. METH , crack , crank , morphine , heroin etc.
Agreed. According to the article, it’s the WAY marijuana is smoked, not anything intherent to the substance itself. And the whole ritual of holding the smoke in for as long as possible is useless anyway.