Is smoking marihuana benficial for you lungs?

Question

my science teacher was saying that marijuana was band for the reason that it was almost a a cheat drug for runners if taken in small amount pot supposedly it would give the athlete a edge because pot pot contain something that holds on to oxygen cells so it would make the runners be able to run longer or faster.is my science teacher just crazy or does this hold any thruth what is your opion on this ......??? hummmmmm

Answer 1

Smoking anything is bad for you.  This sounds like some kind of aberrant rationalization to justify use of a controlled substance.

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

Assuming that there were some chemical in pot that would allow a runner to better use the oxygen in his blood, the benefits of this reaction would be more then offset by the loss of ability by the lungs to absorb oxygen in the first place due to damage caused by the smoke inhalation. Sounds to me like your science teacher is trying to rationalize pot smoking.

Answer 4

I smoked for over 10 years, quit a few months back....the answer is NO....your science teacher is a moron

Answer 5

Well, there is some degree of truth to this one... cannabis is a fast-acting bronchiodillator, which basically (I'm too lazy to give the full pharmacological explanation) is a drug used to open and clear the lungs.  This could be contrasted to tobacco smoke, which causes the lungs to contract and tighten.  As far as an athlete using cannabis to increase performance, the effect of pot as a bronchiodillator is generally negated by the effect of actually smoking the stuff, because with inhaling any sort of smoke comes a plethora of health risks.  However, were an athlete to use a vaporizer instead, or consume the pot as a tea or in food... it would likely be of some benefit.

Answer 6

It's shown that pot can be eight times harder on your lungs than cigarettes, and we all know how great those are for your lungs. Even if this had a shred of truth, the long term effects would be not worth it. If you're just looking to get high though, you usually aren't doing it for that reason.

Answer 7

A simple no should cover this question.  I agree that smoking anything is bad for you and you should not do it.

Answer 8

Drink beer , its better for you, you know, Becuase its legal. Alcoholics are better than potheads.

Answer 9

Sorry to tell you this but your science teacher is an idiot!