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Does smoking weed with a mouth ulcer give you cancer?
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Oral cancer: I suspect you're asking about oral, versus lung, cancer. To my knowledge, there's no evidence that having an oral ulcer when you smoke marijuana puts you at any greater risk of developing oral cancer. However, the oral ulcer itself could represent a problem. If it doesn't heal in 2 weeks, see an oral surgeon. Plus, don't smoke. It's not good for your health.
Answered 11/15/2020
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No: The presence of an ulcer will not effect the chances of developing oral cancer when smoking but a non-healing ulcer should be biopsied to rule out that it is not cancerous.
Answered 10/9/2013
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