Earlier this month, researchers published a study in the journal Radiology that was prime fodder for misleading headlines. The study sought to investigate the effect of marijuana smoke on the lungs. The researchers say they found more lung damage in the marijuana smokers’ group than in the tobacco smokers’ group. That led to a rash of headlines like this one from the Chicago Sun-Times: Smoking marijuana might be more harmful to your lungs than tobacco, study suggests. But here’s the catch: That’s not actually what the study found.
