Quote Originally Posted by eddievanzant
The pamphlet I'm encouraging people to spread says that marijuana can give people bronchitis, which makes sense immediately. You should provide a link to a study that proves marijuana smoking can't give people bronchitis. Obviously people can bake with it, but not everyone does, so the effects of smoking should be taken into account.
Here's Erowid:
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...is_myth4.shtml

It says, "the only prospective clinical study shows no increased risk of crippling pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis and emphysema)."

Marijuana contains THC. THC is a bronchial dilator, which means it works like a cough drop and opens up your lungs, which aids clearance of smoke and dirt. Nicotine does just the opposite; it makes your lungs bunch up and makes it harder to cough anything up.
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...bis_faq1.shtml
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