Lakewood, CA
A 32-year-old male asked:
How does vaporizered marijuana interact with pancrease (pancrelipase)? same with e-cig. they say ppl with pancreas issues should stop smoking. what about vaporizers?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 48 years experience
THC: binds to fat cells- pancreas beaks down fat as does pancrease (pancrelipase).
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Last updated Sep 29, 2017
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