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JUL 81 '97 11~D8 HPD CID-KONR 326-4236 p.z <br /> =FCrI ~iV;ckLU~'GA5~~1 hOr+q °nuni= U~» ~ :+a~ _ <br /> ,i~r;rn: ~ Ltuig ~~s>o4ali0n <br /> Y Hdo'mt LUNG <br /> )Y ri lwJni J:T^4f <br /> F,;,~, Hl 9a72t~ ~5$Q~B~?T!C)N~ <br /> Fs~ (808) 935-7L74 <br /> P!tcne: (808) 935-! 206 Of HOW011 <br /> <br /> Amcrtln Lung A»oca;~or. <br /> <br /> of Hn+rair <br /> <br /> 1}-13:101 WG`~'ttc s(iCGI <br /> Kauun-Keno. t-taws, 9e~a~~ June 27, 1997 <br /> <br /> Fbr (8081325.Ol)68 <br /> Phony;li08)3'SJ339 ~ Tc- MembErs otthe Hawai; County Co~.:nci <br /> f Fr Ann M Nies, Program r'~ssoc~aie <br /> fee: Marijuana Position Staterner: <br /> Thz AmEn„an Lung Asscciat,on o'; Havear carr~pa:g~u against <br /> smokiny in any form ~r;clud~ng cigarettes and cigars, and any <br /> controlled substanra such as marjuana, crar_k cacama,or crystal <br /> methamphetamine beCa~!se thr increased risk of lung disease. <br /> Marijual7a i5 a p:;weriul drug that cornea from t'rtz leaves, flowzring <br /> taps, and stems of Cannabis saliva There aye over 4~0 separate <br /> chemicals .n marijuana -mien more ~n-hen is burnsd -which <br /> praduce many drfferent e%fect~ cn the mind ar~d uvdy especia;!y <br /> the lungs. <br /> Mari;uana srnoke hers 5Q percYnt rnor'e cancer cauSrnS chMrnir~als <br /> acid tars than tobacco smoky. P~Ian)uana smokers usually inhale <br /> marijuana Smoky deeper and hold ii in their lungs longer than <br /> c,garette srnoksrs Man;uana users are aisc; more likely than. <br /> tobacco users to srnoite tY,a cigarette to 4he vary and Both of <br /> these tend~:ricic~s enhance and max,miza the man;uana user's <br /> exposure to tar and otter respiratory irraants <br /> One mar!)Uafla c~gafette Can dr~liver a5 mUGn tar ?95 a d0len Ur <br /> ms~re cigarettes. In addit;on c, single m8riju3nn r,'igarettz srnokad <br /> t fof i $ mli IUCG~S FIOd UC¢u 3a hl~~h a F"~121 Cf CGr bOn :;1Gn Ox;de in the.' <br /> bb~od of tine smoker tis 10 to ?_0 tc~nacco cir;arettes snicked dunny <br /> the Course Uf the day. <br /> It takes `0 to 20 years of heavy cigarette smelung to produce the <br /> Wlteu You fan's scrna tYPe of severe s~nus~tls bronch.tis or emphysema that less <br /> Breathe, ~ than a year of daily n,ar:;uan& smok~,ng prod~~~ces <br /> Nothing Else <br /> ~tatters~ Atfachmen. ALA pos~t,~on paper on rn/; r/r3rt2d in 1980, r'evrScd <br /> I 1996 <br /> Vuu~.aui ut Iv(h'.. U:c <br /> Ar^,: e.^,<':.q LLL~~; A»Ja UbJn <br /> JiC,U4~CO q(r~ill~Cti <br /> sssoci n3ioq< .hrnughoa r <br /> tf;c U.S., v.d s rredicnJ <br /> iu:UOn. i.~.C AtTle1`,:~I <br /> ~I'hOtsc;a So:itty <br /> <br />