Is marijuana bad for you? Is marijuana bad for you?
Yes! Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found.
Answered
-
Galleries
Older Answers
As compared to most drugs, Pot is the least dangerous. Pot is not an addictive drug. For those who claim it is, anything More?
Answered by Maya D. -
Research on the long-term effects of marijuana abuse indicates some changes in the brain similar to those seen after MORE?
Answered by Allison B. -
Yes,research on long-term effects of marijuana use show changes in the brain like those seen after long-term abuse of major drugs.
Answered by Patricia F. -
About Marijuana
Marijuana is a plant that can be smoked and ingested for use as a psychoactive drug. Marijuana is also know as cannabis, weed and pot. It can be used as a stimulant, depressant and hallucinogenic. The plant can be used for medical purposes, however local laws can differ from state to state. Use of marijuana dates back to the third millennium B.C and was used for rituals and ceremonies. It's estimated that 22.5 million people throughout the world use Marijuana on a daily basis.
About Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the most common and most deadly cancer among men and women in the United States. Each year lung cancer takes more lives than colon, breast, prostate and lymph cancer combined. Cancer.gov states: “…more than 222,000 new cases expected in the United States in 2010.”
Related Questions about Marijuana
-
Is marijuana a cancer causing substance?
Marijuana smoke contains some of the same ingredients in toba...
-
How is marijuana bad for your reproductive system?
Marijuana can effect the reproductive system. Heavy use of ma...
-
How does marijuana get rid of a headache?
It has different effects on different people. While some say ...
-
Which parts of the brain does marijuana affect?
Marijuana affects the parts of the brain that are responsible...
-
Does smoking marijuana affect type one diabetes?
Smoking marijuana does not directly affect type 1 diabetes; b...

Comments