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FROM RMERLUNGRSSN KGNG PHONE N0. 325 0068 JA~UIyy~~el X1557^ 1w2:57AM P2 <br /> ~mc,ican Lung Asmaa:ion p~-¦ERICAN <br /> <br /> .f Hawaii LUNG <br /> <br /> .9 Utulani sm~et AS§OCIATIONm <br /> filo. HY 96720 <br /> 'sx~ (808) 935-7474 ~{(--~Qyya77 <br /> 'hone: (808)935-t206 <br /> ~mcriran Lung Association <br /> ~f Hawaii <br /> 7}-8430 Rinewelc Street <br /> Ka1ua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 June 27, 1997 <br /> Fax: (808) 325-0068 <br /> Phone: (808)325-5339 To: Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> Fr: Ann M. Nies, Program Associate <br /> Re: Marijuana Position Statement <br /> The American Lung Association of Hawaii campaigns against <br /> smoking in any form including cigarettes and cigars, and any <br /> controlled substance such as marijuana, crack cocaine,or crystal <br /> methamphetamine because of the increased risk of lung disease. <br /> Marijuana is a powerful drug that comes from the leaves, flowering <br /> tops, and stems of Cannabis sativa There are over 400 separate <br /> chemicals in marijuana -even more when its burned -which <br /> produce many different effects on the mind and body, especially <br /> the lungs. <br /> Marijuana smoke has 50 percent more cancer causing chemicals <br /> and tars than tobacco smoke Marijuana smokers usually inhale <br /> marijuana smoke deeper and hold it in their lungs longer than <br /> cigarette smokers Marijuana users are also more likely than <br /> tobacco users to smoke the cigarette to the very end. Both of <br /> tnese tendencies enhance and maximize the marijuana user's <br /> exposure to tar and other respiratory irritants. <br /> One marijuana cigarette can deliver as much tar as a dozen or <br /> more cigarettes In addition, a single marijuana cigarette smoked <br /> for 15 minutes produces as high a level of carbon monoxide in the <br /> blood of the smoker as 10 to 20 tobacco cigarettes smoked during <br /> the course of the day. <br /> It Yakea 10 to 20 years of heavy cigarette smoking to produce the <br /> When You Can't same type of severe sinusitis, bronchitis or emphysema that less <br /> Breathe, than a year of daily marijuana smoking produces. <br /> Nothing Else <br /> Matters® Attachment ALA position paper on m~; drafted in 9980, revised <br /> Founded in 1904, the ' 996. <br /> American Lung Association <br /> includes afRl'tated <br /> az.ociations throughout <br /> the 5., and a medical <br /> aecuan, the American <br /> Thorac,o Socicry. <br /> <br />