Cannabis 20 times more carcinogenic than tobacco? Study Shows Shocking Results

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Recently, the British Lung Foundation claimed that, contrary to popular belief, smoking a cannabis cigarette is up to 20 times more likely to give you lung cancer than smoking a tobacco cigarette. This is a bold claim from an esteemed body, but is the evidence there to back them up?

The purpose of the British Lung Foundation’s (BLF’s) June media release was to announce its special report on the impact of cannabis on the lungs. The report claims cannabis is 20 times more carcinogenic than tobacco despite also saying “studies on the subject have yielded conflicting evidence: some suggest there is a link between smoking cannabis and lung cancer while others don’t. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and to explain why smoking a cannabis cigarette might pose a greater risk than smoking a tobacco cigarette.”

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