A look at marijuana's health impacts
When it comes to the health impacts of soon-to-be-legal marijuana, long-time smokers and those who say it greatly relieves their pain have one view of its benefits, while some health professions have raised concerns about the long-term impacts.
July 1st is the official date of marijuana legalization here in Oregon.
According to the Thoracic Society, marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. And after tobacco, it’s the second most commonly smoked substance.
Dr. Jamie Conklin, a pulmonologist at St. Charles Bend, says it's too early to tell whether it's safe or not.
“We haven't had good data for 20, 30, 50 years," Conklin said. "Part of that is in the past, people who smoked marijuana smoked cigarettes. So it was hard to separate one use from the other."
Conklin says just like tobacco, it's a substance you...
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