Would smoking lettuce result in health problems similar to those acquired by smoking tobacco?
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July 19th, 2009
I would think that all the toxins and carcinogens in tobacco cigarettes would have something to do with it, but Steve Buyer (R – IN) disagrees. See his statement here.
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That there’s lobbyist logic.
There would still be smoke from the lettuce going into the lungs, so yes, some similar problems could occur, such as lung damage resulting in breathing problems, chronic bronchitis, etc.
However, as you stated, the toxins and carcinogens would not be present, so problems caused by those ingredients of tobacco cigarettes- lung cancer, for instance- would not occur.
And, no nicotine, so no lettuce addiction.
Yes, it would be pretty much the same, actually. That’s what my prof (a doctor) told me during an anatomy class while we were looking at cancer lungs and healthy lungs. His example was “maple leaves” but it’s all the same.
When you burn stuff, there are carcinogens. You can get lung cancer from being around burning trash, burning forests, etc. And I’m a D, for the record.
Commercial tobacco products have a lot of carcinogenic additives not found in the tobacco plant.
Why not just eat the lettuce like you’d eat weed (brownies)? =)
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Yeah, I linked to that already…
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