"The science is clear: Marijuana is safer than tobacco."

"The science is clear: Marijuana is safer than tobacco."

Research shows that cannabis smokers do not face the same severe respiratory risks as tobacco users. A UCLA study found no elevated lung cancer risk for marijuana smokers, while tobacco smokers had a 20-fold higher risk.…

— Dr Caplan (@drcaplan) June 27, 2024

"The science is clear: Marijuana is safer than tobacco." Research shows that cannabis smokers do not face the same severe respiratory risks as tobacco users. A UCLA study found no elevated lung cancer risk for marijuana smokers, while tobacco smokers had a 20-fold higher risk. Other studies reveal cannabis smoke is less carcinogenic and may even have protective effects due to cannabinoids' anti-cancer properties. Although cannabis lacks the devastating effects of nicotine, some cultivars and components of cannabis products can still cause irritation, bronchitis, dry mouth (promotes dental risks), and hyperinflation.

"The Science Is Clear: Marijuana Is Safer than Tobacco," Paul Armento, Daily Montanan, June 26, 2024.

"33 Ways Cannabis May Help Prevent Cancer: The Other 32," Ben Caplan, June 15, 2024. About the anti-cancer benefits of cannabis.

Re: hyperinflation: https://bit.ly/3zeJiqU.  

Nicotine raises IQ. The second this was discovered they moved to try and ban it. Nicotine makes the brain faster and more precise

Nicotine raises IQ. The second this was discovered they moved to try and ban it.

this is why they expend everything to stop kids from smoking, this is why tobacco has to be hidden whilst Marijauna shops pop up on every corner. They want you dumb, druged, and cattlelike pic.twitter.com/rWKcWu216m

— CatGirl Kulak 😻😿 (Anarchonomicon) (@FromKulak) November 21, 2023

Already in 1994, the nicotine researchers Stough, Gordon, and others in New Zealand attempted to quantify the strength of the effect of smoking.  They found that nicotine in smoking could increase intelligence by 6 points in IQ tests.  If you have an IQ of 100, which is the average, smoking will therefore be able to increase it to 106, according to these studies.

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Other researchers point out the positive impact of smoking on the major advances and artistic creativity that have taken place in Europe and the U.S. over the last few centuries.  A large number of writers and artists have been known as passionate smokers, and geniuses like Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein have praised tobacco's positive effect on their thinking.  The English psychology Professor, Bruce Charlton, asks on his blog, are we sacrificing genius and great inventions with anti-smoking campaigns in favor of longevity?  His answer: maybe.

Here: a FB page that celebrates the health benefits of smoking.