Toxins in marijuana smoke may be harmful to health, study finds
Toxins in marijuana smoke may be harmful to health, study finds By Sandee LaMotte, CNN enablePagination: false endIndex: (CNN) — Smoking weed may expose you to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds. People who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins such as naphthalene, acrylamide and acrylonitrile than nonsmokers, according to the study published Monday in the journal EClinicalMedicine. Naphthalene is associated with anemia, liver and neurological damage, while acrylamide and acrylonitrile have been asso...