Lung Cancer Risk Increases With Cannabis Use

As Reported by Reuters. 2008 Jan 29

A study conducted in New Zealand has found that smoking a single joint is the same as smoking 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk. The study, which was published in the February issue of the European Respiratory Journal, found that cannabis smoke...

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