what are marijuana cigarettes?
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- Tobacco is usually smoked in commercially made or sometimes ‘roll your own’ cigarettes, while marijuana is smoked in a variety of ways, such as: 1  A pipe with/without tobacco; 2  A joint roll your own cigarette with a long cardboard tip, with/without tobacco;  A bong (water pipe) or bucket bong with/without tobacco.
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What is marijuana? What is marijuana? Image by ©iStock.com/nicoolay. Marijuana—also called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms—is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant.
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- The fact that several studies indicate that marijuana smoke is not as harmful as tobacco smoke does not change the validity of Tashkin's original assertion that marijuana smoke is harmful to the human lungs, and that this harm is compounded in individuals who also smoke tobacco.he author's basic hypothesis is that marijuana smoke, like tobacco smoke, is harmful to the lungs, and that exposure of the lungs to both marijuana and tobacco smoke is even worse.
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Health Risks of Marijuana Marijuana is rolled into a cigarette referred to as a joint, or smoked in a pipe or a bong. A bong is a long, glass pipe that cools the smoke before it is inhaled. The reservoir at the bottom of a bong is filled with water and the smoke passes through the water before reaching the mouth.
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Is Smoking Weed, Marijuana Worse than Cigarettes? Smoking cigarettes is harmful to health, but marijuana can cause lot of psychological health problems. In some respects, marijuana smoking may not be that harmful as compared to cigarette smoking, but nevertheless both are not advisable to be used if one wanted to keep good health.Smoking weed and cigarettes both are harmful to health.Of course, differences of opinion are there with regard to the degree of ill-effects of marijuana on health as compared to cigarette smoking Pot smokers always justified their smoking marijuana and feel that it is “harmless”. One opinion held is that marijuana is less addictive as compared to cigarettes. 2  Also it causes less harm to health. 3  It is also felt that cigarettes contain more harmful chemicals as compared to marijuana.
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- Marijuana is not the product of grinded up leaves, seeds, and stems etc. It is the the bud (flower) of the plant. So before someone decides to post an article, do your research. While carcinogens are present in MJ smoke, just like any other smoke, studies show that it actually can counteract cancer.
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Marijuana and Cancer Marijuana is the name given to the dried buds and leaves of varieties of the Cannabis sativa plant, which can grow wild in warm and tropical climates throughout the world and be cultivated commercially. It goes by many names, including pot, grass, cannabis, weed, hemp, hash, marihuana, ganja, and dozens of others. Marijuana has been used in herbal remedies for centuries. Scientists have identified many biologically active components in marijuana. These are called cannabinoids.
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Marijuana Marijuana, the most often used illegal drug in this country, is a product of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana, also present in other forms of cannabis, is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol).Of the roughly 400 chemicals found in the cannabis plant, THC affects the brain the most.any users roll loose marijuana into a cigarette called a “joint.” Marijuana can also be smoked in a pipe or water pipe (called a “bong”) or vaporized using a “vape” pen. A single intake of smoke from a joint or pipe is called a hit. Marijuana can also be mixed into food or brewed as tea and ingested.
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Phillip Morris Introduces âMarlboro Mâ Marijuana Cigarettes Phillip Morris Introduces ‘Marlboro M’ Marijuana Cigarettes. Posted by Akoy CirauloPosted on Friday, April 1st, 2016. Phillip Morris, the world’s biggest cigarette producer, announced today that they will join the marijuana legalization bandwagon and start producing marijuana cigarettes.
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Pot Smoke: Less Carcinogenic Than Tobacco? Pot Smoke: Less Carcinogenic Than Tobacco? Oct. 17, 2005 -- Although tobacco smoke and marijuana smoke are chemically very similar, a new report argues that their cancer-causing effects may be very different. Both tobacco and cannabis smoke contain the same cancer-causing compounds (carcinogens).
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-  Marijuana is a term used for the female budded flower of the Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis rudderalis plants. It is used for its psychoactive effects. It i … s usually smoked with a pipe or by rolling in paper like a cigarette or cigar, called a joint or blunt.arijuana is derived from the Mexican word maraguanquo which means intoxicating plant.
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Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer May 23, 2006 -- People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer lung cancer, new research suggests. While a clear increase in cancer cancer risk was seen among cigarette smokers in the study, no such association was seen for regular cannabis users.
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- Some users smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; many use pipes, water pipes (sometimes called bongs), or marijuana cigars called blunts (often made by slicing open cigars and replacing some or all of the tobacco with marijuana).
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WHAT IS MARIJUANA? How is it used? Marijuana is a mixture of dried-out leaves, stems, flowers and seeds of the hemp plant. It is usually green, brown or gray in color. Hashish is tan, brown or black resin that is dried and pressed into bars, sticks or balls. When smoked, both marijuana and hashish give off a distinctive, sweet odor.
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Is Marijuana Bad for Your Heart? Marijuana smoke is an irritant to the lungs, similar to tobacco smoke. Marijuana smokers have the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers, including an increased risk of lung infections, although no increased risk of lung cancer has been described to date in the medical research.
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Cannabis Bongo/Ganja/Grass/Marijuana/Pot/Thai sticks. Cannabis is a tobacco-like greenish or brownish material made up of the dried flowering tops and leaves of the cannabis (hemp) plant.
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Cannabis 1 Marijuana − the dried plant that is smoked in a joint or a bong. 2  This is the most common form. 3  Hashish – the dried plant resin that is usually mixed with tobacco and smoked or added to foods and baked; such as cookies and brownies.
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What is marijuana? Physical Effects. 1  Breathing problems. Marijuana smoke irritates the lungs, and people who smoke marijuana frequently can have the same breathing problems as those who smoke tobacco. These problems include daily cough and phlegm, more frequent lung illness, and a higher risk of lung infections.
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What is a marijuana vape cart, or cartridge? Many aficionados are moving beyond raw, unprocessed cannabis flower buds and to manufactured products. And the fastest growing category? The marijuana vape cart — a technical term for a pre-filled container of cannabis oil used with a marijuana e-cigarette. So how does it work, and is it right for you? What is a marijuana vape cart? Vape carts or cartridges are small attachments to a marijuana e-cigarette or vape pen. They are sold pre-filled with cannabis concentrates which are rich in cannabis’ medicinal active ingredients.
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What is marijuana? Marijuana—also called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms—is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa —the hemp plant.
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Marijuana and Lung Health Marijuana Smoke. Smoke is harmful to lung health. Whether from burning wood, tobacco or marijuana, toxins and carcinogens are released from the combustion of materials. Smoke from marijuana combustion has been shown to contain many of the same toxins, irritants and carcinogens as tobacco smoke.4-7.
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Pot Vape Pens, The Crack Cocaine Of Marijuana Vape pens are the e-cigarettes of the pot world. But marijuana concentrate, which users load into the vape pen, is dangerously potent. (This story originally aired on April 18, 2014.) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Vape pens look just like e-cigarettes, but they're for vaporizing marijuana.
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What is marijuana? Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. The plant contains the mind-altering chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other related compounds. Extracts with high amounts of THC can also be made from the cannabis plant (see Marijuana Extracts). Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.1 Its use is widespread among young people.
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Smoking Weed: Just The Facts About Marijuana *Smoking pot without a medical prescription is illegal in the U.S.–you and your friends could get in mega trouble if you get caught. Rihanna got caught smoking marijuana in Hawaii. | Source: fashionindie.com. *You already know cigarettes are terrible for you. Turns out, smoking weed is too — maybe even worse.It can contain 50% to 70% more carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) than tobacco smoke does. *Smoking marijuana can pose a lot of the same health risks as cigarette smokers, including coughing, wheezing, and sometimes more chest colds.Smoking pot without a medical prescription is illegal in the U.S.–you and your friends could get in mega trouble if you get caught. Rihanna got caught smoking marijuana in Hawaii. | Source: fashionindie.com. *You already know cigarettes are terrible for you. Turns out, smoking weed is too — maybe even worse.
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- 1 Breathing problems. 2  Marijuana smoke irritates the lungs, and frequent marijuana smokers can have the same breathing problems that tobacco smokers have. 3  These problems include daily cough and phlegm, more frequent lung illness, and a higher risk of lung infections.
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Marijuana and Lung Health No one should be exposed to secondhand marijuana smoke. Due to the risks it poses to lung health, the American Lung Association strongly cautions the public against smoking marijuana as well as tobacco products. More research is needed into the effects of marijuana on health, especially lung health. Updated March 23, 2015. See our public policy position on marijuana and lung health.