Comparing marijuana smoking to tobacco smoking seems like an easy answer, tobacco is bad end of story. This is true, but isn’t smoking marijuana also harmful to the lungs and pulmonary system? There have been studies that have concluded smoking marijuana does not do the same damage as tobacco. This statement is somewhat misleading because marijuana smoking has not yet been found to be a factor in causing cancer; however, cannabis has been linked to respiratory issues such as bronchitis and other more serious problems including cell mutilation mirroring pre-cancerous conditions. There is conflicting information in medical research studies on whether or not marijuana and cancer have a relationship. This is due to the chemical compound of
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First a group of researchers must obtain funding because the cost is extensive, this can be from private investors or granted through the government. Second the product must be studied extensively, usually starting with looking at microbe interactions. Slides and petri dishes are made, optimal incubation temperatures for microbes are prepared. This type of testing can be tedious and the slightest bit of contamination can greatly effect results, therefore, everything is done multiple times. After a sufficient amount of data is collected on the drug and its interaction with microbes, animal testing is started. Animal testing is at least a two year process, where multiple animals are used, with a variety of different tests being conducted. Once the researchers have obtained the amount of data needed, and concluded multiple successful case studies, then an application can be submitted to the United States Food Drug and Association, FDA. The FDA then conducts their own research to see if they yield the same results. If the FDA feels the tests the researchers have performed are promising then human testing may …show more content…
This can be a problem because the entire study revolves around the ability of the participants to recall past events. Many studies start with a general questionnaire asking if the person has ever smoked pot. Then if answered yes, they are asked to recall their past use, how many years and how often. These numbers are then compared to tobacco users. A huge problem with this sort of comparison is the use itself. Tobacco use is easily tracked because it is strictly regulated. Cigarettes come in standard sizes with the amount of nicotine known, even loose tobacco is measured. Until recently, marijuana was sold by illegal drug dealers resulting in different variations of potency, doses and other added substances creating a plethora of degrees in which the substance is entering into ones system. An additional problem in comparing the two is that marijuana is generally known as a social drug smoked among groups of people and cigarettes are not. The third unequal comparison is the amount of product smoked. Tobacco users are measured in the pack system, such as half a pack a day, one pack a day, or the real daredevils who smoke two packs a day, this equals 10, 20, or 40 cigarettes a day. Rarely will there be a tobacco user who smokes just one or two cigarettes a day the addictive qualities within cigarettes create a need for a larger consumption. But, if you compare this use to
First a group of researchers must obtain funding because the cost is extensive, this can be from private investors or granted through the government. Second the product must be studied extensively, usually starting with looking at microbe interactions. Slides and petri dishes are made, optimal incubation temperatures for microbes are prepared. This type of testing can be tedious and the slightest bit of contamination can greatly effect results, therefore, everything is done multiple times. After a sufficient amount of data is collected on the drug and its interaction with microbes, animal testing is started. Animal testing is at least a two year process, where multiple animals are used, with a variety of different tests being conducted. Once the researchers have obtained the amount of data needed, and concluded multiple successful case studies, then an application can be submitted to the United States Food Drug and Association, FDA. The FDA then conducts their own research to see if they yield the same results. If the FDA feels the tests the researchers have performed are promising then human testing may …show more content…
This can be a problem because the entire study revolves around the ability of the participants to recall past events. Many studies start with a general questionnaire asking if the person has ever smoked pot. Then if answered yes, they are asked to recall their past use, how many years and how often. These numbers are then compared to tobacco users. A huge problem with this sort of comparison is the use itself. Tobacco use is easily tracked because it is strictly regulated. Cigarettes come in standard sizes with the amount of nicotine known, even loose tobacco is measured. Until recently, marijuana was sold by illegal drug dealers resulting in different variations of potency, doses and other added substances creating a plethora of degrees in which the substance is entering into ones system. An additional problem in comparing the two is that marijuana is generally known as a social drug smoked among groups of people and cigarettes are not. The third unequal comparison is the amount of product smoked. Tobacco users are measured in the pack system, such as half a pack a day, one pack a day, or the real daredevils who smoke two packs a day, this equals 10, 20, or 40 cigarettes a day. Rarely will there be a tobacco user who smokes just one or two cigarettes a day the addictive qualities within cigarettes create a need for a larger consumption. But, if you compare this use to