Researchers in New Zealand are reporting that one joint has air flow obstruction equivalent to five cigarettes. The research cites the methods in which marijuana smoke is inhaled versus the filtered methods for inhaling cigarette smoke as well as how long the inhalation is held as factors contributing to the differences in marijuana smoke and cigarette smoke. One nug that I found interesting about the article is in the middle of the following statement,
To qualify as a long-term marijuana user, participants had to have smoked a minimum of one joint a day for five years, said institute director Richard Beasley, who also participated in the study. Tobacco users had to have smoked a pack a day for one year.
It doesn’t mention in which category Mr. Beasly participated, but if I were doing the research it would probably be fun to be in the “long-term user” category. It struck me as humorous that what seems a pretty serious and professional study was directed by a study participant. I wonder if they got grant money to grow giant greenhouses of dope so they could smoke it for five years?
I guess that’s one way to beat the system.
