Don't Smoke It! 3 Reasons Why

Smoking marijuana is known to be the easiest and most common way to ingest the product into a consumer’s body. Although smoking marijuana is deemed a safer alternative to cigarettes, there are issues within smoking this product that are harmful to the body. For those who smoke marijuana on a regular basis, I have three reasons why you should reconsider the way you enjoy your marijuana.

1. Inhaling marijuana is much different than inhaling tobacco products. With tobacco products, consumers usually inhale the smoke and release it, similar to how a person would take a normal breath. Marijuana is smoked a little more differently. With marijuana inhalation, consumers are supposed to take deeper intakes of the marijuana smoke. What most marijuana smokers do (and as a frequent smoker myself I can admit to) is inhale as much smoke as possible. After this, consumers do not release the smoke from their mouths immediately. Rather, consumers try to hold in the smoke as long as possible in order to take as much of the product into the body as they can. In turn, consumers are able to receive more stimulation from the product. By doing this, the tar from marijuana smoke stays in the body longer and can damage the lungs in a faster way.

2. Another factor from inhaling smoke pertains to the ingredients in marijuana and how it relates to the body. According to lung.org, burning combustible materials automatically releases toxins, carcinogens, and irritants into the air and into the body, respectively. Marijuana is no different. In fact, marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxins, carcinogens, and irritants as cigarettes.

3. Finally, smoking marijuana can cause damage to a consumer’s lung functionality and health. Lung.org says researchers have noted that marijuana smoking can injure cell lining in the large airways of the lungs, leading to symptoms of acute bronchitis, overproduction of phlegm, and common wheezing. Also, the website states the marijuana smoke hurts the lung’s capacity to fight off diseases by eroding away cells that eliminate dust and germs from the immune system. This can eventually lead to respiratory related illnesses and diseases.