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A member asked:
Coughing up black gunk from only smoking pot. should i be concernd that its happening after 4 years of continuous smoking?
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It depends: cannabis smoke contains a lot of tar and that is what you are probably coughing up. An old rule of thumb is each joint of cannabis smoked is equal to 1 pack of cigarettes. If you stop smoking the stuff you cough up may increase as your lungs try to clear the tar.
Answered 4/19/2015
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