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Study Put Nonsmokers In An Unventilated Room With People Smoking Pot
Studying the effects of secondhand pot smoke is not entirely novel, but a group of scientists recently conducted a new “hotbox” experiment in light of the increased potency of marijuana over the last few decades and to better understand how nonsmokers were affected emotionally and behaviorally.
A member smokes a marijuana joint in a cannabis club on August 22, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Researchers with Johns Hopkins University recently tested the effect of secondhand marijuana smoke on nonsmokers in an extreme situation. (David Ramos/Getty Images)
“This study is a significant update in our knowledge of cannabis smoke effect on nonsmokers and has implications in many arenas, including drugs and driving,” Dr. Edward Cone, who performed some of the early secondhand marijuana smoke studies in the 1980s, said in a statement.
The effect of marijuana, including secondhand exposure, is increasingly being called up in front of lawmakers as many states have approved the use of medical marijuana as well as others that have gone so far as to legalize recreational use.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University created a 10-by-13-foot plexiglass room where they had six somewhat regular weed smokers sit there and smoke in the presence of six nonsmokers — people who had not used cannabis within at least six months prior to the experiment and who tested negative for other drugs and alcohol.
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