Study Shows Smoking Marijuana Not As Harmful As Cigarettes To Lungs
New study shows that smoking medical marijuana can be good for your lungs. 
CNN reported today that a new study revealed that smoking medical marijuana in moderation doesn't harm—and can even improve—lung function. Researches revealed that smoking low amounts of marijuana (2-3 times a month) improved lung function while moderate smoking (1 time a week) didn't appear to do any damage.
Researchers followed 5,000 men and women, aged 18 to 30, from four U.S. cities, for 20 years, before coming to these exciting conclusions.
Of course, many medical marijuana smokers have turned to vaporizers, which are even less harmful on lungs than regular smoking of joints, pipes and bongs.
A scientist from the study attributed the improved lung function in low-level users to the strengthening of the lung muscles while inhaling.
“People who smoke marijuana inhale very deeply, which may strengthen the muscles used for inhalation – basically making them good at the test," explained Dr. Mark J. Pletcher of the University of California, San Francisco. "So even though it’s a very statistically significant result, it probably doesn’t have any physiologic meaning in terms of function.”
The study did find that marijuana users who smoke daily did experience reduced pulmonary functions, making methods like vaporizing or consuming edibles advisable for patients who require daily marijuana to mitigate such health issues as glaucoma, insomnia and multiple sclerosis to name a few.
