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A 24-year-old female asked:

Its been 2weeks i had my appendix surgery can i start smoking of marijuana now?

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Dr. Richard Romano
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
No: Dont start smoking , marijuana. . Special brain scans have been done on people who smoke marijuana. If causes holes in the function of the brain, apathy, mood disorders, and a lack if the motivation to do things
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