In today’s world people like to smoke, rather it be a cigar, cigarette, marijuana, hookah, e-cigs and etc. People like to smoke, period. A lot of cigarette only smokers talk mighty negative about marijuana smokers. Cigarette only smokers justify that marijuana is so much worse to your lungs than cigarettes. They say that marijuana causes lung cancers faster and that there are great health v.s. a cigarette. So I did a little research, as was stated by Mike Adams, in an article called, Are Cigarettes More Dangerous than Marijuana?, he said, “ Despite the controversy surrounding marijuana not being FDA approved, medical experts insist there is increasing evidence to suggest that smoking marijuana is less of …show more content…
So how well do people perform in sports or day to day actives, that smoke marijuana and or tobacco. In an article, Marijuana’s Surprising Effects On Athletic Performance, written by Kevin Loria, after interviewing Olympic Gold Medalist snowboarder Ross Rebagliati, writes, “It’s turns out marijuana might actually help some people perform better at certain sports.” Well just look at Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Michael Phelps. He admitted to smoking marijuana prior to swim meets. He like to think that he performed better under the influence of marijuana. We all know any type of smoke is bad for you, as was stated in an cigarette article by stack.com, How Does Smoking Affect Athletic Performance?, says, “For athletes, this means a decrease in stamina and performance, as muscles get inadequate oxygen become fatigued more quickly.” Cigarettes cause a shortness of breathe and the heart demands more oxygen than their lungs are able to supply, causing runners to feel exhaust, chest pains, and wanting to stop performing. As was noted in an article from www.patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpres.com, says, “….reachers were surprised to find marijuana smokers performed slightly better than both smokers and non-smokers on the lung performance