From: glen@zeus.opt-sci.arizona.edu (Glen Sonnenberg)
Comparison of gaseous and particulate components of marijuana and tobacco
smoke.
| MJ | Tobacco
|
| Gas Phase Analysis
|
| Carbon Monoxide (Vol %) | 3.99 | 4.58
|
| Carbon Monoxide (mg) | 17.6 | 20.2
|
| Carbon Dioxide (Vol %) | 8.27 | 9.38
|
| Carbon Dioxide (mg) | 57.3 | 65.0
|
| Ammonia (ug) | 228 | 178
|
| HCN (ug) | 532 | 498
|
| Isoprene (ug) | 83 | 310
|
| Acetaldehyde (ug) | 1200 | 980
|
| Acetone (ug) | 443 | 578
|
| Acetonitrile (ug) | 92 | 85
|
| Benzene (ug) | 76 | 67
|
| Toluene (ug) | 112 | 108
|
| Dimethylnitrosamine (ng) | 75 | 84
|
| Methylethylnitrosamine (ng) | 27 | 30
|
| Particulate Matter Analysis
|
| Phenol (ug) | 76.8 | 138.5
|
| o-Cresol (ug) | 76.8 | 24
|
| 17.9 | 24
|
| m-p-Cresol (ug) | 54.4 | 65
|
| 2.4- and 2.5- dimethylphenol (ug) | 6.8 | 14.4
|
| Cannabidiol (ug) | 190
|
| delta-9 THC (ug) | 820
|
| Nicotine (ug) | | 2850
|
| Naphthalene (ng) | 3000 | 1200
|
| 1-methylnaphthalene | 6100 | 3650
|
| 2-methylnaphthalene | 3600 | 1400
|
| Benzo(a)anthracene (ng) | 75 | 43
|
| Benzo(a)pyrene (ng) | 31 | 22.1
|
Just an interesting comparison of the two types of cigarettes. I don't know
the exact amounts that were tested but they look remarkably similar. The
information here came from an chapter in A Primer of Drug Action.
Another very informative book about MJ is Drugs and Behavior an
Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology. Both of these books provide
an interesting discussion of the history and effects of MJ.
The Sputnik THC & Health Pages.
The Sputnik Drug Information Zone
http://nepenthes.lycaeum.org/
