Anti-Pot Anti-Marijuana Public Service Announcement Video / PSA

Published October 25, 2010

Anti-Pot Anti-Marijuana Public Service Announcement Video. How Wise Are Marijuana Smokers? / Anti-Marijuana PSA Video Public Service Annoucement from the public domain. Courtesy of www.abovetheinfluence.com Comparison of gaseous and particulate components of marijuana and tobacco smoke. MJ Tobacco (Gas Phase Analysis) Carbon Monoxide (Vol %) 3.99 4.58 Carbon Monoxide (mg) 17.6 20.2 Carbon Dioxide (Vol %) 8.27 9.38 Carbon Dioxide (mg) 57.3 65.0 Ammonia (ug) 228 178 HCN (ug) 532 498 Isoprene (ug) 83 310 Acetaldehyde (ug) 1200 980 Acetone (ug) 443 578 Acetonitrile (ug) 92 85 Benzene (ug) 76 67 Toluene (ug) 112 108 Dimethylnitrosamine (ng) 75 84 Methylethylnitrosamine (ng) 27 30 Particulate Matter Analysis Phenol (ug) 76.8 138.5 o-Cresol (ug) 76.8 24 mp-Cresol (ug) 54.4 65 2.4- and 2.5- dimethylphenol (ug) 6.8 14.4 Naphthalene (ng) 3000 1200 1-methylnaphthalene 6100 3650 2-methylnaphthalene 3600 1400 Benzo(a)anthracene (ng) 75 43 Benzo(a)pyrene (ng) 31 22.1 Just an interesting comparison of the two types of cigarettes. I don’t know the exact amounts that were tested but they look remarkably similar. The information here came from an chapter in “A Primer of Drug Action”. Another very informative book about MJ is Drugs and Behavior an Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology. Both of these books provide an interesting discussion of the history and effects of MJ. Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA Lab tests find cannabis even more toxic than tobacco Posted June 19, 2009 …
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