Nirav R. Bhakta

Dec 1, 2023 | atsjournals.org | Use Policies |Richard J. Wang |Nirav R. Bhakta

One of the more perplexing observations regarding marijuana use is the consistent demonstration of its association with greater forced vital capacity (FVC). This is unusual because marijuana has largely been consumed via inhalation of marijuana smoke (1, 2), and generally, inhalation of smoke of any sort—such as tobacco, wood, or other biomass smoke—is not considered a cause of increased FVC (3–15). So what explains this unusual physiologic observation?