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Erowid Psychoactive Vaults: "Many people think smoking marijuana is just as harmful as smoking tobacco, but this is not true. Those who hold that marijuana is equivalent to tobacco are misinformed. Due to the efforts of various federal agencies to discourage use of marijuana in the 1970's the government, in a fit of 'reefer madness,' conducted several biased studies designed to return results that would equate marijuana smoking with tobacco smoking, or worse. "

"In fact, marijuana has been shown to be an expectorant
and actually dilates the air channels it comes in contact with.  This
is why many asthma sufferers look to marijuana to provide relief.
Doctors have postulated that marijuana may, in this respect, be
more effective than all of the prescription drugs on the market.
Studies even show that due to marijuana's ability to clear
the lungs of smog, pollutants, and cigarette smoke, it may
actually reduce your risk of emphysema, bronchitis, and lung
cancer.  Smokers of cannabis have been shown to outlive non-
smokers in some areas by up to two years.  Medium to heavy
tobacco smokers will live seven to ten years longer if they also
smoke marijuana."
Produced as a public service by the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst Cannabis Reform Coalition
Researched and written by Brian S. Julin

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