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Seven smokable plants you can grow that aren’t marijuana

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  1. Staross
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    Smoking random plants when you have lung problems, what could go wrong ? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984330/ Please if you have health issue go see your doctor. If you want to...

    Mullein has a long history of use as a lung tonic
    Coltsfoot is an expectorant, helping to free phlegm from the lungs.
    totally safe to use

    Smoking random plants when you have lung problems, what could go wrong ?

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984330/

    Please if you have health issue go see your doctor. If you want to get high however some plants work well.

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    mrbig
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    Isn’t putting smoke into your lungs always carcinogenic?

    Isn’t putting smoke into your lungs always carcinogenic?

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      stu2b50
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      Yeah, I have a hard time believing that putting any kind of smoke in your lungs is particularly safe. If I'm gonna do it at least get me high, not sure smoking something just for the "taste" is...

      Yeah, I have a hard time believing that putting any kind of smoke in your lungs is particularly safe.

      If I'm gonna do it at least get me high, not sure smoking something just for the "taste" is going to be a worthwhile trade.

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      1. Amarok
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        The big issue with smoking is doing it too much once a substance addition sets in. I've had several actual doctors (my own physicians) chuckle and dismiss once a week smoking as relatively...

        The big issue with smoking is doing it too much once a substance addition sets in. I've had several actual doctors (my own physicians) chuckle and dismiss once a week smoking as relatively harmless. They wouldn't even write me down as a 'smoker' on their forms at that pace. You only get into real trouble when you're smoking daily. Once a week can't even paralyze your cilia, but daily will.

        So, if you fancy recreational smoking, make it a once a week (at most) affair. Also, get a hookah, it tastes a lot better and it's smoother on your lungs.

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      NaraVara
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      From what I’ve heard smoking, in the societies where it was traditional, usually didn’t involve lighting up and sucking down the smoke. They usually either put it into a fire in an enclosed space,...

      From what I’ve heard smoking, in the societies where it was traditional, usually didn’t involve lighting up and sucking down the smoke. They usually either put it into a fire in an enclosed space, sort of like incense, or they smoked through very long pipes (to cool the smoke down and limit harshness/tissue damage) and didn’t really inhale. The inhalation became a thing once the pharmacological properties became more valued than the ceremonial, social, or ritualistic properties.

      Even with pipe and cigar smoking inhalation isn’t typical and, for most people without huge nicotine tolerances, might actually make you sick to the point of vomiting and hallucination. I learned this the hard way when someone handed me a cigar on the night of the 2008 election.

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      1. mrbig
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        Even without inhalation, pipe tobacco and cigars can cause cancer on the mouth, tongue, and throat.

        Even without inhalation, pipe tobacco and cigars can cause cancer on the mouth, tongue, and throat.

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