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I smoke pot everyday. I am 21 years old and have been doing it since I was 15. I am sure I probably shouldnt but it mellows me out. Is it just as bad as smoking or is it different since it is more natural.

Submitted by traz Wed 06/17/2009

I'm not exactly sure what you

Submitted by Vanessa on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 21:01.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "more natural"--tobacco is a natural plant just like marijuana is. Just because marijuana cigarettes aren't mass produced in a factor doesn't necessarily make them more natural.

Smoking pot can cause a lot of the same health problems as smoking tobacco cigarettes--it puts you at risk for a lot of the same respiratory problems like a chronic cough, bronchitis and emphysema. Marijuana smoke has also been found to contain 50-70% more carcinogens that tobacco smoke and pot smokers often inhale more deeply and hold the smoke in their lung longer, suggesting that marijuana may increase a person's risk for cancer more than tobacco.

The THC in marijuana has been shown to impair the immune system, and heart attack risk is 4 times as likely as usual in the hour after smoking marijuana.

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