Despite Marijuana being classified as a Schedule I Drug by the DEA, meaning it is the strongest category of drug, studies being done by Emory University indicate that its long term use is not as harmful as one one would expect. The study showed that a continual use of Marijuana, 20 joints a year, has produced ho effect on lung exhaling strength. Another study conducted by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys has shown that adults (ages 18-59) who smoke one joint a day have had no different forced expiratory volume (the volume of air exhaled in one second) than those that did not smoke Marijuana. Finally a study performed in 2013 by the UCLA found that continual use of the drug did not produce effect on the lungs.
Joanna Rothkopf in her article, probably as a result of good journalism and the fact that Marijuana is still a debated subject, used credible sources. Citing from recognized health institutions and magazines, she builds a solid argument that Marijuana use is not as harmful as perceived. Especially since it is perceived that Marijuana would have the same effect as cigarettes which are detrimental at best. Rothkopf in doing so, alerts the people to these eye opening studies that should be continued and closely examined so that the article is not taken as an excuse to get high with even less worries.
http://www.salon.com/2015/01/22/regular_marijuana_use_may_not_be_so_bad_for_lung_function/
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