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Can smoking just weed give you emphysema?

MasterVampire

MasterVampire

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Ive been a heavy weed smoker for about 3-4 years now.
I never smoke cigarettes or mix it with my weed.

However lately it feels like my lungs arnt doing so good....

I was just wondering about the possibilty of getting emphysema from weed.

Thanks.
 
this is something i looked into and unfortunately could not find a conclusive answer. however, if i had to guess i would say yes, it could. how likely is another question. there are reports of marijuana causing bullous lung disease. you should probably try vaporizing or eating it, just to be on the safe side.
 
It is posible to get emphysema from smoking weed, but it's not as common as with cigs since weed smokers usually smoke less than cigs smokers.
 
I agree with burn out in that you should probably invest in a vaporizer. Weed smoke may not be as harmful as tobacco smoke, but with extended use you can still damage your lungs.
 
That's an excellent question and one I do not know the answer to.

I know people who do have COPD and/or emphysema but they've been smoking herb and tobacco for 20-30 years.

I've smoked herb on/off for 10 years and I'd take long breaks sometimes as long as a year, not smoke daily, and nowadays I only use a vaporizer and just infrequently.
 
I have no study to source, but I read one on this once. Basically it came down to a common sense theory with sig. findings that smoke, in any forum, from any agent, can cause respitory issues, which would led me to believe... yes, yes it could cause emphysema. Think about it, you're lighting a combustiable on fire and inhaling it into your lungs - it's certainly not healthy for them.

This can be avoided by choosing to stick to edibles for while if you dont want to take breaks, or use a vape. Or smoke much less, like switching to hash.... Or if you can, just take a sizeable break and see how you start feeling afterwards.

If you think you should contact your PCP about it, I suggest you do, however not all doctors, especially not PCPs, are happy to hear you use cannabis unless you can convince them of a legitimate reason, which often is countered with incoherent backwards logic with no factual evidence behind it.
 
Vaporizer or edibles?

try to start vigorous aerobic exercise to help clear the phlegm from your lungs and also if you get enough aerobic activity, it is pretty much impossible to keep smoking.

... and it is possible to get emphysema from weed, but I have smoked for over 10 years (mostly joints) and am doing well, although I cycle over 250 miles/ week.
 
Inhaling any kind of hot, irritating gas/dust/smoke full of tar can cause damage regardless of where it's come from. Tobacco is only statistically worse because more people smoke it and they usually consume more of it than people do of weed. I'd imagine smoking large amounts of weed would do similar damage. Though it contains less other nasties (though still quite a few, combustion of most things will do that), weed contains a gigantic amount of tar, way more than tobacco, and you aren't filtering any of it like you are with cigarettes.

Just limit your intake if you're worried (personally I ignore the risks, but I'm not a heavy smoker), you'll save money with a lower tolerance. All the other usual advice as well, edibles, vaping, etc.
 
I think it's possible but less likely than tobacco, not because people typically smoke less weed than tobacco, but because marijuana smoke doesn't permeate the small airways of the lungs like tobacco smoke does.

I think I'm fucked anyway. As soon as it's legalized I'll have a two pack a day habit...
 
It could be the type of weed you are smoking. I smoke a lot of weed and don't have respiratory issues until i'm forced to get lower quality shit. I get known organic weed usually and there is a definite difference in terms of how smokeable it is. I get other stuff that is not organic too, its excellent weed and far more potent than organic but its just not as nice and smooth on my lungs and my head.
 
On the main page, I got excited when saw the abbreviated topic title and read it as "Can smoking just weed give you...(Super Powers)?"

Now I'm disappointed. Moreso when I realize I already posted in it.

Lordy I'm stoned. 8o
 
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