When you smoke marijuana, you aren’t the only one being affected – everyone else around you is too. This happens through secondhand smoke. Just like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains several of the same toxins, cancer-causing substances, and other chemicals that are NOT safe for you.
In some cases, a bystander who inhales secondhand marijuana smoke can test positive for marijuana. Scary! So the next time you or a loved one wants to light up, it’s important to understand that anyone around you – your children, your elders, even a pregnant woman and her baby – may be exposed to the consequences of your actions.
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