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Study Finds 79% of Americans Believe Marijuana is As Safe or Safer Than Tobacco (themarijuanaherald.com)
submitted 1 year ago by polyrhythm@lemm.ee to c/trees@lemmy.world
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“More than one-third of participants felt that daily smoking of cannabis was safer than tobacco, and their views increasingly favored safety of cannabis vs tobacco over time (1742 participants [36.7%] in 2017 vs 2107 participants [44.3%] in 2021; P < .001)”

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[–] polyrhythm@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not quite sure how they got the 79%. Looking at the 2021 data for two questions:

  • How safe is smoking one marijuana joint a day versus one cigarette a day?
    • As safe or safer than tobacco totals to 75.5%
  • How does secondhand smoke from marijuana compare to secondhand smoke from tobacco?
    • As safe or safer than tobacco totals to 77.5%

[–] Hanabie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't wanna inhale second-hand cannabis either.

[–] polyrhythm@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same. Still would rather shotgun cannabis smoke over tobacco

[–] Hanabie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Second-hand is really the only thing that concerns me. What people smoke is none of my business.

[–] Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Down with smoking! Support edibles.