is smoking pot worse for your lungs than cigarettes Effects of cannabis on the respiratory system: A state-of-the-art review Yes, Smoking Weed Is Bad

doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001467 (View) Kristin Gustavson, Eivind Ystrom, Camilla Stoltenberg, Ezra Susser, Pl Surn, Per Magnus, Gun Peggy Knudsen, George Davey Smith, Kate Langley , Michael Rutter, Heidi Aase, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud

Symptoms: Instant coughing or burning sensation

Because of the increased risk of lung cancer with smoking, the risk of dying from lung cancer before age 85 is more than 20 times higher for a male smoker than for a male non-smoker

The risks drop further, the longer a person refrains from smoking

Still, practice varies widely across regions and families, and dreams remain personal

Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not reviewed many of the e-cigarettes on the market today or their ingredients, nor has FDA issued any standards on the products, e-cigarette composition and effects vary