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Title	Article Date	Tags
What does science say about smoked marijuana	02/09/2019	smoking, Environment
Review of the public health risks of widespread cannabis use	04/08/2018	Pregnancy, car crashes, mental health, pediatrics, Long-term, Doctors, Research, second hand smoke, smoking	1. Legalizing cannabis has been shown to increase the rates of motor vehicle accidents. 2. Cannabis use is a risk factor for mental illness. 3. Inhaled Cannabis use is a risk factor for respiratory infections. 4. Cannabis use increases the rate of vascular disease. Cannabis is the third most often identified drug of abuse 5. Cannabis use during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes 6. Legalization of cannabis has been shown to increase cannabis exposure in the pediatric population. 7. Heavy cannabis use is associated with diminished lifetime achievements. Doctors must educate the public about the potential harm cannabis causes with heavy, and possibly moderate, widespread use just as they do about the dangers of tobacco use. Tobacco use has declined in the United States in large part because of the knowledge the public now holds about its adverse effects, as opposed to legislative action.
Smoking cannabis 'damages lungs'	10/16/2017	smoking, lungs, second hand smoke	Even after less than six years of smoking the drug, the ill effects were already being seen on their breathing, according the research presented at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) winter meeting. "It is vital that young people understand the dangers of both cigarette and cannabis smoking since these habits can start having a serious impact on their lungs at an early stage."
Marijuana Is Not Safe to Smoke, Researchers Say	02/14/2017	smoking, Research, second hand smoke	The mold and bacteria was so widespread and potentially dangerous that the UC Davis academics concluded that they cannot recommend smoking raw or dried weed. "We cannot recommend inhaling it," says George Thompson III, an associate professor of clinical medicine at the university who helped conduct the cannabis research.
Health Effects of Marijuana and Cannabis	01/20/2017	mental health, smoking, study, science engineering medicine, 2019 legislation	The evidence reviewed by the committee suggests that cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, other psychoses, and social anxiety disorders, and to a lesser extent depression. Heavy cannabis users are more likely to report thoughts of suicide than non-users, and in individuals with bipolar disorder, near-daily cannabis users show increased symptoms of the disorder than non-users.