Marijuana and Your Risk of Lung Cancer

Marijuana, both for recreation and medical use, is becoming legal in more states. Even as more people use it, health experts aren’t sure whether smoking pot raises your odds of getting lung cancer. Here’s what researchers know — and don’t know — about the connection.

Why It Might Be Harmful
The link between tobacco smoke and lung cancer is well-known. Studies show that marijuana smoke has many of the same harmful substances as tobacco, and often more of them. #marijuana #lungcancer #cannabis #webmd #shorts