Skeleton with Burning Cigarette 1886
Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in weed, has access to the bodys pain receptors, so one theory is that the distracting sensation of the extreme heat interrupts the pain cycle, thus easing symptoms
However, if we are willing to accept that smoking causes lung cancer, and is in fact responsible for all or nearly all of the increased risk, then we can use the data we have to answer a related question: if a smoker is diagnosed with lung cancer, what is the probability that it was caused by smoking
For this reason, it is important that decision makers employ proven population-based interventions such as increasing tobacco taxes, implementing comprehensive some-free laws such as those in Brookline MA, Beverly Hills CA, and Manhattan Beach CA, and improving cessation access among other effective tobacco-control policies
Together, they anchor the film with performances that feel lived-in rather than performed