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Explain how dope is more unhealthy than cigarettes? Do I really have to go into all that?
Not all of them were sold as, "cigars".
We could assume that the two are equally dangerous (or even that weed is more dangerous) and still conclude that banning flavored cigarettes while legalizing dope would be a step forward.
All the ones that sold for less than 3 bucks a pack were.
I have to explain to you have weed has five times more cancer causing agents than cigarettes? Surely, I don't.
First, you have to actually provide a link for this.
Second, you have to show that this is the only possible thing that has any effect on health, which seems difficult given the fact that marijuana (not menthols) has been classified as a prescription medicine.
Finally, even if you're right on everything else, you have to show that [number of flavored cigarettes smoked daily] *5 > [number of joints smoked daily].
Brand names?
Not familiar with the brand names, since I don't smoke flavored cigarettes, but every time I go into a convenience store, there is always someone buying them because they are cheap. Why cheap? Because they are labeled as cigars and don't have the high taxes on them.
As for myself, I am not worried. I inject my own tobacco into filter tubes, and it costs me about a buck a pack.
Swisher Sweet Little Cigars 10/20 Carton Natural | Famous Smoke ShopThey probably aren't buying them by the 20 pack, either and they resemble, "cigars", more than cigarettes.
But, still not cigarettes. This have been on the market for 20 years+.
VERY similar
Not exactly the same, but pretty close.
I figgered all you smart asses would already know this, but I guess not. Product of our public school system, perhaps?
TheStar.com | Health | Pot bigger cancer risk than cigarettes, scientists say
Not only is marijuana more dangerous today - so are regular cigarettes, say researchers
Smoking One Joint is Equivalent to 20 Cigarettes, Study Says - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News - FOXNews.com
Anyone that believe that could be considered a friggin' idiot, too.
I figgered all you smart asses would already know this, but I guess not. Product of our public school system, perhaps?
TheStar.com | Health | Pot bigger cancer risk than cigarettes, scientists say
Not only is marijuana more dangerous today - so are regular cigarettes, say researchers
Smoking One Joint is Equivalent to 20 Cigarettes, Study Says - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News - FOXNews.com
Congrats, you've managed to completely ignore two of my three points.
Right bro, you've just got the whole world figured out.
What blows me away, is that the same people who want to ban flavored cigs are the same people that want to legalize dope.
Exclusion of menthol cigarettes in ban worries health experts - USATODAY.com
I've still not heard a rational reason for banning flavored cigarettes while excluding menthols....
FWIW, I'm sick of having obese smokers who spend their days eating fried chicken and watching soaps tell me that the rest of society should be paying for their healthcare.
FWIW I'm not one of those.
I often find a tremendous flaw in reading these studies, in that, they control for tobacco cigarettes and cannabis cigarettes, but always seem to neglect to mention the controlling for these fundamental variables–the amount of cannabis per cigarette; the amount of tobacco per cigarette; whether the individuals were inhaling with a filter or if it was a rolled tobacco cigarette, much in the same fashion that cannabis is rolled. Another fascinating notion is the fact that there is little discussion about the various methods of delivering a dose of THC to the body. It is often common for individuals to engage in the smoking process through PAPERLESS devices that are know such as: Vaporizers, water-pipes and pipes, along with many other various apparatuses. It is even common for people to digest it through brownies. So I am suggesting that one produces a study demonstrating the affects of cannabis through a nonpaper apparatus
I figgered all you smart asses would already know this, but I guess not. Product of our public school system, perhaps?
TheStar.com | Health | Pot bigger cancer risk than cigarettes, scientists say
Not only is marijuana more dangerous today - so are regular cigarettes, say researchers
Smoking One Joint is Equivalent to 20 Cigarettes, Study Says - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News - FOXNews.com
The study looked at 611 people in Los Angeles County who developed lung cancer, 601 who developed cancer of the head or neck regions, and 1,040 people without cancer who were matched on age, gender and neighborhood.
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The heaviest smokers in the study had smoked more than 22,000 marijuana cigarettes, or joints, while moderately heavy smokers had smoked between 11,000 to 22,000 joints. Even these smokers did not have an increased risk of developing cancer. People who smoked more marijuana were not at any increased risk compared with those who smoked less marijuana or none at all.
The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the chemical in both lab and mouse studies.
Cannabinoids, constituents of marijuana smoke, have been recognized to have potential antitumor properties.
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After adjusting for potential confounders (including smoking and alcohol drinking), 10 to 20 years of marijuana use was associated with a significantly reduced risk of HNSCC [Head and neck Squamous cell carcinoma]
I've still not heard a rational reason for banning flavored cigarettes while excluding menthols.
So comparing the most common way people use two substances is wrong how again? You do realize that with the exception of ingestion, the rest of the methods can and are used by nicotine users as well.
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