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Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke
Posted by on March 22, 2015
Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke
Source: BioMed Central. (2005, October 19). Cannabis Smoke Is Less Likely To Cause Cancer Than Tobacco Smoke. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 1, 2015 from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051019003339.htm
ScienceDaily Summary: Cannabis smoke is not as carcinogenic as tobacco smoke. In a review article published today in Harm Reduction Journal, Dr. Melamede from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA, writes that although cannabis smoke and tobacco smoke are chemically very similar, evidence suggests that their effects are very different and that cannabis smoke is less carcinogenic than tobacco smoke.
