Cannabis is less harmful than tobacco and the world is waking up to it
A groundbreaking 20-year study investigated the links between tobacco, cannabis and lung function, and found that while tobacco caused adverse effects, cannabis did not. As a result of this study and others like it, healthcare is beginning to pay attention, and health insurers are even starting to cover medical cannabis costs!
In 2012, a groundbreaking scientific study (Association Between Marijuana Exposure and Pulmonary Function Over 20 Years, Pletcher MJ et al.) was published on the effects of cannabis smoke on lung function compared to that of tobacco smoke.
The study followed thousands of subjects for twenty years in order to build up a full picture of potential associations, unlike many studies that simply look at a brief window in time and are therefore unable to prove causation, even if they demonstrate correlation.
Although several years have passed since its publication, this study remains one of the most rigorous and reliable...
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