When using cannabis in your home, keep in mind that secondhand smoke, whether from tobacco or cannabis, can be dangerous. Make your home smoke-free to keep your loved ones healthy.
Smoking
Daily or near-daily cannabis smoking is strongly associated with chronic bronchitis, including chronic cough, phlegm production, and wheezing. cannabis smoke, both firsthand and secondhand, contains many of the same cancer-causing chemicals as tobacco smoke.
Vaping
Vaporizers or vape pens heat marijuana to release its active ingredients, like THC. They do not burn the plant. There has not been enough research to know if using a vaporizer is safer than smoking. A recent EVALI outbreak indicates that breathing and lung issues are associated with vaping.
Secondhand smoke
Secondhand smoke from cannabis has many of the same cancer-causing chemicals as smoke from tobacco.
- Protect your children and family from the effects of secondhand smoke. Don’t allow anyone to smoke in your home as smoking cannabis deposits harmful chemicals into the air that have been associated with adverse health effects.
- It’s illegal to use any form of cannabis in a motor vehicle. Keeping your car smoke-free will keep you in compliance with the law and also protect your family and friends from the toxic effects of cannabis smoke.
- Visit the CDC Cannabis and Secondhand Smoke webpage for more information.
- Cannabis and Secondhand Smoke. (CDC website)