A UC Berkeley study alleges that secondhand bong smoke might be just as harmful as cigarette smoke. But given the heavy restrictions on marijuana research, this takeaway might not be completely valid.
. But the study’s launch was initially delayed by about four months.
Dr. Alex Bekker, chair of the department of anesthesiology at Rutgers Medical School, is skeptical of observational studies — calling them not truly scientific enough. He said that anyone could watch another person, but precise data is what makes or breaks a drug. Her lab can also only obtain marijuana from the National Institute of Drug Addiction, and these samples all come from one government-controlled farm. She said the potency of the government doses lags behind the strength of street products, potentially limiting the real-world translation of these federally-backed studies.arrowAngela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images
“Lots of paperwork and people at some point say, 'Ah, forget about it. Let me research something else because it’s so difficult to actually conduct this research and get a cannabis sample,'” Bekker said.Over eight sessions, Nguyen used an aerosol monitor to measure the air contaminant levels before and after pot-smoking gatherings. He discovered significantly more contaminants after cannabis smoke than tobacco smoke, specifically particulate matter .
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