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British Lung Foundation
Cannabis – A Smoking Gun?

Contents
The Impact of Cannabis Smoking on Respiratory Health
Introduction
Summary and Recommendations
1. Scope of this report and Background
Prevalence of cannabis smoking in UK
Constituents of cannabis
Amount of cannabis smoked
Cannabis and tobacco
Dynamics of smoking cannabis vs tobacco
2. Effects of smoking cannabis on respiratory health
Immune responses
Inflammation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Respiratory cancer
Oral soft tissues
Other lung conditions
Contamination of cannabis
Health care utilization by cannabis smokers
Potential therapeutic benefits
3. References

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