Daily marijuana use linked to high risk of certain cancers, study finds
Daily marijuana use linked to high risk of certain cancers, study finds
A new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that daily use of marijuana has been linked to the developing of certain cancers.
So they note a link between usage and cancer, but don't differentiate methods of ingestion? I'd be willing to bet the risk is mainly from smoking vs. other methods.
Why read the article when the title will suffice?
"While our study did not differentiate between methods of cannabis consumption, cannabis is most commonly consumed by smoking," Kokot said in an email. "The association we found likely pertains mainly to smoked cannabis."
... that's my point. The study they released doesn't differentiate even though the researchers acknowledge that fact. Although I have no scientific basis to back my assumption, it seems fairly intuitive that smoking cannabis would pose a higher risk of cancer than not smoking it. The study, as presented in the article, makes it sound like simply consuming cannabis in any manner increases that risk.
Inhaling smoke is bad? That's crazy.
True, but it's not that simple.
The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer. The new findings "were against our expectations," said Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles, a pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years. "We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect."
I really hope we can eventually get to doing studies in the differences between consumption methods. I would really like to know how much removing combustion from the equation changes things and if there is much of a difference in vaping (dry herb or concentrates) vs edibles has on the body.
edit: fixed a typo.
My understanding is that vaping dry herb under 200°C (392°F) is much safer, containing only 5% smoke. As opposed to actually smoking, which is 88% smoke. Personally, I max out at 195°C and the vapor still tastes clean. If I go to 200+, it starts to taste burnt.
Something of a maybe credible source: https://thehigherpath.com/blog/smoking-vs-vaping/
Thanks for pointing this out, I've come across similar information myself, but what I'm saying is I want to see more studies that distinguish between vaping and smoking at the very least. The op article at least acknowledged that they assume most people in the study smoked, but a lot of studies I've read in the past don't even point out that the consumption method could have an impact on the data.
Yea, I can't imagine there would be much risk from edibles. But I could be wrong and it would be good to get data on that.
Also it would be good to get an idea of what methods of vaping are harmful or not and if there's any difference between the models of dry herb vapes.
I think we need a bit more attention on the different heating coils in disposable vapes as well. I do my best to get cartridges with ceramic heating coils (so I'm not potentially inhaling burnt metals), but it's not exactly easy to figure out which cartridges have them and which ones don't.
Inhaling burnt organic matter is associated with higher lung cancer risk:
https://news.mit.edu/2021/pah-cancer-chemicals-0922
And inhaling fine particulates increases the occurrence and severity of respiratory diseases:
I'm shocked. Shocked, I say!
Well, not that shocked...
You'll probably be shocked to hear that people who smoke cannabis are less likely to develop lung cancer than those who don't smoke.
“We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer,” the study’s lead author explained. “What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect.”
Cannabis use disorder is one joint a day??? This is more of an 'agenda leader' than a scientific exercise.
Also using insurance data seems suspect. Do you put on your insurance forms that you use cannabis? I don't smoke anything at all, but I wouldn't if I did.
Edibles all day everyday. Cheap as heck here and with coffee and mango and cheese modulating outcome. You just have to plan two hours ahead
Stoned yoga in nature btw is so good. I know it sounds like some hipster shit but the endorphins from stretching mix heavenly with medium intensity high
coffee and mango and cheese modulating outcome
I love all of these things! I feel like I'm missing some synergies in my edibles experience. Please tell me more...
I dry vape .05g or .1g of flower (195C) most days, but definitely not every day.
A little more on Sundays.
That seems likely pretty safe to me.