DO YOU KNOW MARIJUANA CAN IMPROVES YOUR LUNGS FUNCTION?

Marijuana can actually improve lung function

Smoking weed isn’t actually that bad for your lungs, and smokers actually have improved lung function when compared to both cigarette smokers – and people who have never smoked either. The researchers, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, say that the big drags take by weed smokers may actually ‘train’ lungs to be more efficient.

Well, not so fast. It may come as a surprise, but cannabis smoke is significantly less harmful than tobacco smoke, and can help keep your lungs healthy. Those with conditions like COPD and emphysema may even benefit from some forms of the herb. Here’s what you need to know about how cannabis affects your respiratory system and how to keep your lungs healthy with weed.

Does cannabis help or hurt the lungs?

By this point, pretty much everyone knows that smoking is not good for you. Smoke is hot, irritating, and filled with toxic chemical compounds. These compounds can cause serious lung diseases when you smoke plants like tobacco. Yet, for some reason, researchers are hard-pressed to find the same connections between cannabis and lung diseases.

Though the cannabis and lung health debate persists, two pieces of recent research have really shaken things up. The first came out in 2012, from researchers working on a long-term study on the risks of cardiovascular disease. During their 20-year study, the scientists tested the lungs of 5115 young adults.

Their findings were a bit astonishing. Tobacco use was associated with lung decline. But, moderate marijuana smokers had positive results on lung function. Specifically, cannabis-lovers had an increased lung capacity. The study authors conclude

The next groundbreaking study was published in 2015 from Emory University. This study looked at cumulative lifetime cannabis use and lung health. The researchers tested the exhalation capacity of light, moderate, and heavy smokers. They found that cannabis smokers were able to smoke one joint a day for up to 20 years before they showed signs of lung decline.

If you’re a heavy smoker, you might want to consider switching to a vaporizer. So far, the verdict on long-term, heavy cannabis use, and lung cancer is out. Thus far, studies are inconclusive. However, excessive exposure to smoke may cause other lung problems. This is true of any type of inhaled smoke, not just cannabis