My belief after reading about this subject for more than two full years is that vaping is the safest way to go. And if cannabis has the anti-inflammatory/infection-suppressive effects in humans that its active ingredient does in lab rats/mice, it's plausible to me that it could actually suppress the activation of the HPV virus.

TokinChick, have you been confirmed to have HPV in your throat, too? Or just in the form of cervical dysplasia so far? I wondered because, if it's been cultured out in your throat, then you're at some increased risk of mouth/throat cancers later and what you smoke or drink is probably not going to make that much difference. About a third of the forms of HPV are just that way, carcinogenic viruses. Keep a close eye on both your vulnerable internal areas there!

A history of fairly heavy drinking and cigarette smoking is a definite risk for mouth/throat and esophageal cancers.