Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes: study

We always wondered how cannabis users could claim that there was no risk of cancer from inhaling cannabis smoke.  It's not the case, however, that everyone who smokes will develop cancer.  Smoking does heighten the risk.

Cancers are abnormal growths within the body that compete with healthy cells for nutrients and eventually disrupt body function to the point of death. Cancers are made up of cells that have lost the capacity to regulate cell division through mutation.  These mutated cells multiply without restraint and overtake healthy cells, impeding normal body function.  Exposure to smoke may bring mutation and subsequently, cancer.  Whether an individual develops cancer depends on his cells' response to mutagens and his body's response to the unwanted growths resulting from mutation. 

What does seem clear is that any sort of smoking increases the risk of cancer and of lung and heart disease.  While we view smoking as a matter of personal choice, it seems to be rather an unwise choice.  We recommend cannabis enthusiasts ingest their chosen intoxicant.  The effect is not as immediate but the breathing is easier.