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Pubdate: Sun, 11 Jul 2010
Source: Contra Costa Times (CA)
Copyright: 2010 Bay Area News Group
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Website: http://www.contracostatimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/96
Author: R.G. Dierdorff
MARIJUANA DANGERS
With all the recent attention focused on the legalizing of marijuana
in California, little has been said of the inherent dangers. Being a
former user I can attest to the ill effects contained in smoking the drug.
Aside from the medicinal benefits of pain relief and increased hunger
to the truly chronically ill, marijuana smoke far surpasses the
dangers of cigarette smoking.
Marijuana smoke contains heavy tar and the combustion process
produces carbon conoxide. Long-term usage can and may lead to lung
cancer, emphysema and COPD ( Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ).
Back when meathead Rob Reiner's cigarette tax was voted into law
California officials heralded it saying "we are tired of paying
billions to cover the cost of the uninsured smoking related illnesses."
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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