Potential good news for marijuana users—occasionally smoking pot did not affect pulmonary function and may actually increase lung airflow rates and lung capacity, according to a new study published in the January 11 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Though the study does not speak to the pulmonary effects of marijuana smoking by people living with HIV, the results will likely help guide risk-versus-benefit analyses of marijuana use to alleviate a variety of disease-related symptoms.
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