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What Causes Tightness In The Chest When Smoking?

I am a medical marijuana patient and have been smoking only cannabis for over 3 years. I have recently switched over to a vaporizor. I have cut down my smoking significantly and now I'm coughing up sputum with black spotting. Whenever I smoke my chest gets really tight and I start wheezing. In my research I found that vaporizors eliminates the carbon dioxide and spitting up the sputum is healthy. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Wed, 10 Feb 2016
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Some people are just reactive to marijuana smoke and it triggers asthma. Perhaps alternate means (oral) of taking marijuana? (or not taking it).
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What Causes Tightness In The Chest When Smoking?

Some people are just reactive to marijuana smoke and it triggers asthma. Perhaps alternate means (oral) of taking marijuana? (or not taking it).