Ya smoke, but take little tokes. THe bigger the toke, the more it will hurt after the toke. Just drink water after you get the spliff in the rotation, and you'll be good to go. I had a throat infection like 3-4 weeks ago, and i was home for like 5 days, so i just smoked like 2-3 blunts a day, hurt like hell when smoking, but then i realized just drinking ice cold water makes you feel so good when smoking with a joint or blunt.