Perceptions of safety of daily cannabis vs tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure

JAMA Network Open

2023-08-11

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This survey study of 5,035 adults found that adults increasingly perceived daily smoking and secondhand exposure to cannabis smoke as safer than tobacco smoke from 2017 to 2021. Given that these views do not reflect the existing science on cannabis and tobacco smoke, the findings may have important implications for public health and policy as the legalization and use of cannabis increase.

Authors: Beth Cohen, M.D., M.A.S., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28691)

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