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Pot smokers can maybe breathe a little easier
Moderate consumption of marijuana doesn't adversely affect lung function, according to a study.
A study published in 2012 in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) had some good news for people who smoke marijuana: smoking at a rate of one joint a day for as long as seven years doesn't seem to affect lung function adversely.
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