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UK: Cannabis study finds less cancer risk than tobacco

Alok Jha

The Guardian

Tuesday 18 Oct 2005

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Cannabis smoke is not as carcinogenic as that of tobacco, according to a
research review reported in the Harm Reduction Journal.The two drugs are
chemically very similar, but their effects differ due to their respective
active ingredients.

Both types of smoke contain the same carcinogenic compounds - but whereas
nicotine activates the compounds, THC, the active ingredient in cannabis,
has been shown to neutralise some compounds in experiments on mice. The
authors warn that, as cannabis is frequently smoked with tobacco, the two
together may produce unexpected effects.

 

 

 

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