coughing up black stuff when smoking marijuana

Sasa Milosevic, MD answered this Health-related Effects Of Marijuana Use

Written by: Joseph Baines

johnnybegood over a year ago

i've been smoking weed for about 3 years. within the past year or less i have been coughing up little globs of black flehm. it usually happens after i smoke, but sometimes it can go on and off for weeks when im not smoking. i have to exhale until i hear crackling in my lungs and then 'hock' it up into the sink. am i gonna die because of this? i know its not a good thing, but is it a bad thing?

Coughing up black "stuff" from the lungs is apparently common in marijuana smokers, according to this discussion. The stuff is most likely phlegm (sputum, mucus) that builds in the lungs as a result of smoking. There is clinical evidence that frequent cannabis is associated with a cough and increased sputum production, especially in the morning just like many participants in the discussion reported. The stuff coughed is black or darker color, such as dark green, dark yellow, or dark brown, as several other participants noted. Even teens who smoke cannabis reported this. Quitting marijuana didn't help. One participant said that the problem with coughing up black phlegm from his lungs persisted even after he stopped smoking.

Is that normal that I am still coughing the stuff up 10 days CLEAN totally?

According to several studies, increased production of phlegm and coughing up sputum may continue long after quitting smoking, either tobacco or cannabis.

Several participants also noted a slight chest pain, which could be associated with a strain from coughing, but also from a more serious underlying condition caused by smoking.

In further discussion, the participants tried to identify the origin of the "black stuff."

You are coughing up resin that is building up in your lungs.

Yeah, your both wrong, you are coughing up tar, left in the micro airways in your lungs.

So, was it resin or tar? The resin is a sticky brown or black substance that is a byproduct created from ash, tar, and carbon in the process of combustion, so everyone is right because the tar is a component of resin. Resin builds up on the pipes, as well as your bronchial tubes.

A cough is, therefore, a normal reaction, as one participant noticed, because this way, your body is trying to get rid of the tar and ash sitting in your lungs.

The black stuff means your body is doing its job expelling foreign mater from your lungs.

Several participants noted that black or darker color of coughed-up phlegm is because of blood that comes from irritated or inflamed airways.

Others claimed that long-term smoking of any substance (tobacco or cannabis) can lead to things like chronic bronchitis where you could still be coughing up sputum for the rest of your life. One participant said that any combustible inhalant can kill you.

This brought an issue of the harmful properties of cannabis. Some said that marijuana does have some health benefits, but that smoking it can do more harm than good. One participant said that depending on how you smoke your weed it can actually be more harmful than cigarettes because those who smoke cannabis inhale most of the chemicals found in tobacco and in almost equal quantities. One member blamed long-term cannabis use fo his lung infection. Some claimed that marijuana can cause lung cancer, just like cigarettes.

Those who tried to defend cannabis gave polarizing opinions about it, which is no wonder since the scientific community is also polarized regarding this issue, mostly because cannabis is illegal and still unavailable for studies.

Claims verification

in 10,000 years of cannabis history there has not been one death or case of cancer associated with marijuana.
https://www.nature.com/articles/6605281
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/GRAS/NoticeInventory/UCM625546.pdf
Tobacco is a bronchial constrictor whereas Cannabis is a bronchial dilator;
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2720277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1277837/
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-1-60761-219-3_23.pdf
0 people have died from Cannabis throughout history.
https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/cannabis_report/en/
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep08126
However, the tar inhaled, or resin from the marijuana, is indeed a carcinogen which can cause cancer.
http://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/Extracts-and-tinctures.pdf
Marijuana does not kill tissue, including lung tissue.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/ConditionsAndTreatments/lung-cancer
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007194.htm
480,000 people die in the United States from tobacco use every year.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/index.htm
Although THC has "SOME potential" to fight cancer and that is not clear how much potential as of yet that it is a possible cancer fighting agent, It is a scientific proven fact that Marijuana when smoke DOES build up a resin in your lungs much the same as a cigarette!
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-54564-6.pdf
Although smoking anything is very bad for your respiratory system, thc is not a carcinogen.
http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/cannabis_report/en/index9.html
It has been PROVEN that habitual smokers are operating at a slightly lower level than the same person before smoking / after getting clean.
https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/6_2_cannabis_update.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5072387/
My personal analysis leads me to believe marijuana users have higher brain activity resulting in higher IQ levels which in reality means on average marijuana smokers are more intelligent people that's why they find outlets like marijuana because the stress of having excessive knowledge is overwhelming hence the phrase ignorance is bliss.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364461/
The cannabinoids in the plant itself causes cancer cells to die.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/cannabis-marijuana
https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/5.2_CBD.pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/cddis2013151
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828614/
Vaporizes have recently been proven to be the worst way to smoke anything lol.
http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-1-4615-6869-8.pdf
Thyme is a a natural expectorant and will help to dislodge mucous.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-1-4899-3130-6.pdf
Compounds within cigarettes have been PROVEN to be carcinogenic, smoke or no smoke.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/HealthyLiving/smoking-effects-on-your-body?viewAsPdf=true
Marijuana-only smokers show no decrease in lung function or capacity compared to non-smokers, and in fact show a great increase in lung function and capacity compared to cigarette smokers.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/disparities/mental-illness-substance-use/index.htm

What do experts say?

Marijuana, also known as cannabis is the second most commonly smoked substance after tobacco. While the harmful effects of tobacco smoke are well known, there is less information about the health effects of marijuana mostly because few research studies have been done since cannabis remains illegal in most countries. There are, however, some recent studies claiming that cannabis is harmful to your health, particularly if you have lung disease or other medical conditions.

The health effects of marijuana are determined in large part by how it's consumed. The most common form of administration of cannabis (either recreational or medicinal) is through inhalation (smoking or vaporizing). Cannabis is most commonly smoked using pipes, bongs, paper-wrapped joints, blunts, and other devices including those that heat or vaporize marijuana. Marijuana can also be consumed through dozens of different products including candies, brownies, gummies, tinctures, beverages, and many more.

Is smoking marijuana as harmful as smoking tobacco?

Any smoke is harmful to lung health. Whether from burning wood, incense or tobacco, toxins and carcinogens are released from the combustion of materials. Smoke from marijuana is no different.

Studies have shown that cannabis smoke contains many of the same toxins, irritants, and carcinogens as tobacco smoke.

Moreover, cannabis is typically smoked different than tobacco. Marijuana smokers tend to inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than cigarette smokers, which leads to a greater exposure per breath to tar and other harmful substances. Unlike the proven harmful effects of secondhand cigarette smoke, there is not enough data on the health consequences of breathing secondhand marijuana smoke. However, there is concern that it could cause harmful health effects, especially in children who may inhale it.

How can marijuana smoke affect the lungs?

Some studies showed that even short-term use of marijuana, even once a week, can affect lungs by causing coughing, wheezing, and increased production of phlegm, which are all signs of chronic bronchitis. Reducing cannabis use may lead to a resolution of these symptoms, although little is known about the persistence of symptoms after stopping cannabis use.

Smoking marijuana also can cause large air sacs, called bullae, to develop in the lung, especially in younger marijuana smokers (younger than 45 years old). Bullae can cause shortness of breath (dyspnea) and may rupture, leading to a collapsed lung (pneumothorax), a potentially life-threatening condition.

A mold called Aspergillus lives on a marijuana plant and can be inhaled in marijuana smoke causing a lung infection known as Aspergillosis, pneumonia, and even death. People with weak immune systems, such as those who have had an organ transplant, cancer patients on chemotherapy, or those with the weak immune system are particularly prone to Aspergillus infection and should avoid smoking marijuana.

Marijuana can also make many existing lung conditions worse, such as asthma, COPD, and other lung conditions.

Some studies showed that marijuana smoke may increase the risk of lung cancer because it contains over 450 unique chemicals including many carcinogens similar to tobacco smoke. Other studies found no significant association with the development of lung cancer, although cannabis use made some cancers progress at a faster rate.

What symptoms may indicate that smoking cannabis is affecting my lungs?

Just like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke causes coughing, increased sputum (“phlegm”), and wheezing. Also, marijuana can cause dyspnea (shortness of breath) and swelling in the throat and airways. These indicate changes in your lungs due to marijuana smoke.

Keep an eye on warning symptoms and seek immediate medical help if you notice any of the following:

a persistent cough (lasting several weeks)
change in sputum's color, amount, or consistency (black phlegm can also indicate lung cancer)
blood in sputum (rust-colored sputum)
coughing or spitting up blood or bloody mucus from the lungs and throat
chest pain
weight loss

Links:

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Discussion highlights

What do the participants think the black stuff is?

You are coughing up resin that is building up in your lungs.
Yeah, your both wrong, you are coughing up tar, left in the micro airways in your lungs.
All you are doing is coughing up the tar that is sitting in your lungs, the only negative effect there is from smoking cannabis, aside from carcinogens but that is basically the same territory, and will come from anything that you need use combustion to inhale.
I figure its from phlegm i have thats trapping the tar and thats what im coughing up.
and i can tell you all that YES it is resin that we are bringing back up.
And all that is, is tar from plant material.
It's resin and/or ash from cashing a non-filtered piece like a one hitter or waterless pipe.
I agree with the people who say it's the tar (and ash, if you're smoking from a dirty pipe) that build up and at some point, your bronchial tubes can't take it anymore and rebel.
Hi I QUIT SMOKING MARIJUANA on 1-11-11.
I am feeling good about it because I feel my lungs are cleaning and healing.
I knew I would decide to stop when I developed a regular dailyb smokers cough.
I am so happy with this success.
Unless you are in the final stages of a terminal disease in which mj helps to ease symptoms.
I have it to control epilepsy.
Up until January I had about 5 seizures every 4 weeks i only smoked ciggies but stopped and was told marijuana could help My epilepsy.
10 weeks on i haven't had a seizure.
There is clearly no weed in the smoke.
Most likely is tar being expelled however blood can also present as black and blood is bad.
I am in my late 50s and have been using cannabis (organic bush) for medical reasons for 7 years.
To my knowledge cannabis is not used to treat cancer, but is used to treat the nausea that kemo causes in cancer patients, and works very well in some but not all.
However the same effect is not noted in older users whose symptoms decrease within weeks/ months after they stop using.
I have been smoking for years all day long and cough that sh*t up all the time, no problems yet
I'm 33, I been smoking pot for years mainly in blunts , I have quit am starting to feel like I am coming back to reality.
Someone with a strong immune system is not going to be caughing up this stuff.
Every person has the right to do as they wish.I hope this information proves helpful to someone!
Its just from bongs and its good to cough it up and clear your lungs.
I read some of the comments and seems like a lot of people have no idea what they are talking about, I am not the expert but i hope it is the tar coming loose as I always had it but managed to stop smoking siggies (AT LAST!
All filters will filter out some thc is all I mean I do not mean the thc causes tar build up for you future criticizers who have nothing better to do than have negative comments or try to be right and prove someone elses info un-sufficient.
weed smoking is not gonna kill you, not even if you're coughing up black stuff.
the black stuff is debris from cigarette smoking, and weed actually opens up the bronchial passageways, making it easier for you to get rid of the gross cigarette phlegm.
but also coughing up that sh*t is way better than it just sitting in your lungs!
This is completely normal.
Think of urself like a pipe.
Know the sh*t that stays?
the res?
Jus leavin a lil behind.
U smoke a lot, so ur body can't clean out fast enough for u not to spit and see traces, the THC.
If u can eat it in brownies and cookies.
Def NOT, going to kill you.
yeah resin is tar so thats what u r coughing up, no it wont kill u, thats why they give weed to cancer patients to help them, although it cant be too good for us to inhale the resin its still not half as bad as cigs.
atleast weed is natural.
LOL there never has been and never will be a death from smoking marijuana, theres schools doctors even civillians who have been studing cannabis for ever its actually CURED CANCER before and they put the guy in jail for doing so.
OK i am an actual Registered Respiratory Therapist, this is literally my profession.
that being said its still obviously not a good thing however it should eventually cease.
Now long term smoking of any substance can still lead to things like chronic bronchitis where you could still be coughing up sputum for the restof your life, although if that was the case within a year or so maximum the black specks would at least disappear from it.
You will see all the tar that gets built up in your lungs.
I could be wrong but it just seems to make the most sense.
As far as death from marijuana.
in 10,000 years of cannabis history there has not been one death or case of cancer associated with marijuana.
but we can not even put herb in the same category as the more dangerous tobacco and alcohol.
smoke green n' yes you will still get it but much less.
For me MJ has a slight allergic reaction just like my everyday allergies.
However it is this very bodily reaction that protects us from long term contacts with allergens, by allowing "matter" to be trapped and expelled.
It's clearly tar (resin) whatever you want to call it, and like the guy before said, its just like the tar in a pipe.
I smoke weed, but don't listen to the propaganda that stoners put out saying that weed wont kill you.
this is hilarious i was deeply concerned with my "black spit" but now i feel much better thanx folks.
All of you are wrong, all it is is you have a mild chest infection
0 people have died from Cannabis throughout history.
The black stuff means your body is doing its job expelling foreign mater from your lungs.
Nothing to worry about.
its obviously not pieces of burnt marijuana because you will spit that sh*t up even on days you dont smoke.
while this is still not healthy for your lungs, it is still 20x (ok thats an estimate) better than any other way of consumption (besides edibles).
either way i still aint gone to docter but i really do rekon i should now afta reading few of these it does change from week to week.
this has got to be sorted.
lol but i need to stop.
It is prescribed to some cancer patients NOT as a form of treatment that fights cancer but, it helps build appetite aiding some cancer patients to eat while going through other forms of treatment!
We have been studying the effects of smoking marijuana and how your lungs are affected.
now i'm sorry if i agree with smoking a plant that was put on this earth by god since day one and has never recorded a single death.
i think the population just believes what they want to hear so they can have something to blame.
now i know this has nothing to do with the topic but i have a few times spit up black and i will tell you all right now it is 100% smoke build up.
mucis build up that has just basicially been containing the smoke.
so think of it as coughing up smoke because thats all it really is is hardened smoke.
but come on guys its been around since day 1 not a single death or cancer case EVER recorded and im not just saying it.
and guess what i've played multiple sports over the years with no breathing problems lung problems.
i was at the doctor the other day, and i brought up the black phlegm (he knows i smoke pot).
my doctor recommended decreasing the frequency of smoking, and possibly using a vaporization device to decrease thermal damage.
also, wiki will confirm that THC is a "bronchodilator, a substance that dilates the bronchi and bronchioles, decreasing airway resistance and thereby facilitating airflow"so everything he said is true.
the cancer, health dangers issue however.
THC has not been proven or dis-proven to be a carcinogen, so its kind of a moot point.
pot is a magical plant and it should be legalized.
It's probably just the resin sticking to the muscas in my lungs.
I find the main reason I 'let'
myself smoke this much is due to horrific ongoing back problems from rugby accidents and car crahes, which to be completely honest, does wonders loosening up 'recovering torn muscles'
in my spine.
I want to get back to smoking just on weekends, but find i make these decisions when im high, and when i'm sober i don't see any problem with weed.
yeah Cigarettes have resin to, resin is just Tar, ash and other stuff left over from the microscopic burning ambers you inhale, it's better out than in, some people inhale a lot and don't cough anything, odds are your just a mucousy person and your mucus is traping what others would have stick or absorb in there lungs.
The black ***edited by moderator*** ** inappropriate posting**is not pieces of weed, it seems like maybe an eight year old came up with that or young, it is tar mixed with lung cells.
Dont worry i have been smoke pot for 27 years and i smoked marlboros for 13 and just passed my ytearly MRI without a trace of anything.
The black sh*t is not burnt pieces of weed, in fact this problem is more comon with cigarette smokers.
im definiatly going to buy a vaporizer soon to see if it will help slow down the resin chunks.
Although smoking anything is very bad for your respiratory system, thc is not a carcinogen.
This has been found in many studies by some of the best research colleges in the nation.
And for the people that are saying Marijuana is still bad, this is completely false.
CBD Cancer) It should be more like black stuff in your phlegm.
Its carried through the smoke and after smoking for a while it builds up enough to come out.
While its not "good" for this to be happening its better thats its coming out and is actually normal.
YOU CANT DIE FROM SMOKING WEED.
IMO most people who experience this probably smoke bongs.
Cannabis is used medicinally and it won't kill you.
It kills the bad cells in your body by promoting apoptosis.
Cell death.
I predict the phlegm comes from having irritated airways.
They can become inflamed and might bleed a little.
Hence the brown color.
Dead blood cells.
This could be do to bacterial viral or fungal infections from a dirty pipe.
Cannabis has amazing medical properties.
There ACTUALLY isn't any evidence of marijuana having killed a person or causing malignant tumor growth either.
what you should say is that marijuana is not toxic enough to overdose from.
meaning you could smoke a pound of weed in one sitting and you wont overdose.
THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS SAYING WEED CANT KILL YOU.
I am resolved to quit smoking weed.
I don't need it and I hate being broke like nothing else.
Anyway, there is this "tar" contained within marijuana smoke that can stay in your lungs until you, as the original poster said, hack it up.
Studies have shown for years that marijuana itself contains no carcinogenic compounds, so comparing smoking marijuana to smoking a commercially-made cigarette is extremely ignorant.
Marijuana-only smokers show no decrease in lung function or capacity compared to non-smokers, and in fact show a great increase in lung function and capacity compared to cigarette smokers.
I am on day 10 of quitting weed after years of smoking zig zag tobacco wraps(the ones that are rolled around a straw) and blowing the best weed you can get 18%+ thc stuff.
Hey, as long as its coming out, I figure it's a good thing.
It has to be better than smokers of equal caliber that don't hack up tar in the morning.
As far as I'm concerned it's an evolutionary benefit to hack up tar.
My granddad does it every day (he's a tobacco smoker though) and he's alive and kickin at 72.
I still say weed smoking is better for you than alcohol use or smoking cigs though (legalize it) happy smokings!
The UCLA article suggests that this resin may act as a shield against some of the pollutants we breath in LA daily, that are far more dangerous than pot smoke.
Pot will not kill you, to date it has never killed anyone.
Marijuana does not kill tissue, including lung tissue.
I have done alot of research on this matter and have asked a number of doctors over the last 16 years and it is absolutely not true.
Shotties/Bong's are better because of the water (and no tobacco in bongs) but you also inhale these into deeper recesses of your lungs.
Black shiz is tar and the more you cough up the less is inside of you.
after reading through everyone's opinions, I have come to my own opinion that smoking weed if you smoke cigarettes is actually a good thing because the canabis will make you cough out the tar from the cigarettes!
It's tar/resin u noobs #smokeweedeveryday for ten years + try a vape
its not the weed maybe the co2 is messing with u or the chems they put on it i smoke organic weed & have no sutch thing !
Okay it's been 2 months and clean and sober.
I never had this problem until I started smoking the fake stuff.
I smoked weed everyday all day for almost 10 yrs.
literally if you saw me I was stoned, never had a problem.
It is resin.
I think cause my body is able to kick it out more efficiently.
Also, having smoked for years, quit recently and was getting drug tested.
haha My ten cents:Like tobacco, marijuana smoke contains several known carcinogens and tumor promoters, including vinyl chlorides, phenols, aldehydes, nitrosamines, reactive oxygen species, and a variety of polycyclic aromatic hydro-carbons (Michael D Roth et al 1976) and like all smoke generated at temperatures above that at which carbon burns, it will lead to a residual build up of tar.
Not a dark, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal used in road-making but rather an aerosol residue Viz.
a precipitate of nasty things that used to live in the smoke and now live in your lungs.
Think of it like finger hash rolled by your pulmonary alveoli, using all the sh*t that wont diffuse into your blood.
Smoking anything is bad for you!
Coughing up black sh*t isn't restricted to those who smoke dope.
If you smoke anything rolled in paper you will be inhaling a stew of burned refined cellulose, various aldehydes, residuals of compounds used to render woodpulp into something useful for paper, to dye and watermark the paper, to ensure a controlled rate of burning
I went o the doctor and had a chest x-ray and blood test the both came back clear.the doctor phoned me and said everything was fine, the pressure on my chest has eased in the last week or so.
Your body has thc receptors so it's a natural side effect good day .
allergy and asthma may play roll
My friend and others that quit smoking reefer suggested or more pointed out to me that after the 4 to 5 month period it took them to finally be (Clean) (Super Sober).
They could think clearly and felt better one told me he felt shifty as f**k (Heavy smoker) which later he said was nothing I guess he had more Cannabis in his system than originally.
everyone is wrong, you are inhaling SMOKE, and there will be resin from the smoke.
but its we it can't hurt you other then coughing up loogies which isn't a bigge//
It Scared me a little bit but my friend told me it happens to him too, so i didnt worry so much.
I workout very often and I can easily run 45 min on the treadmill straight at 7- 7.5 speed(probably mph)
There's no way bits of burt weed is getting sucked up in to your lungs that's is defo wrong .
I get that black sh*t coming up and I would say its tar or dry blood I would go to the docs because I am.
you can do not get little pieces off weed sucked through a bong or a bubbler so rethink your answer.
I smoke cigs and weed pretty much all day everyday and make cookies ect and I study and exercise while I am high as it aids my memory.
He is wrong the black stuff is called tar and it's from smoke usually from cigarette smokers, I am commenting because you said marijuana is a bad thing.
Marijuana is not a drug and should not be classified with drugs as coke can kill a person and marijuana has been proven to aid diseases including cancer and other various diseases.
Everyone health is different.
Marijuana is a bronchial dilator.
Smoking it can stimulate the airway and lungs to open up and release a build up of pollutants and other toxins that cause damage and scarring.
The difference I would think would be in if it is easier or harder to breath, if there is accompanying chest pain and bouts of asthmatic coughing.
My water pipe had three stages of filtration.
It is definitely the resin in the smoke settling in your lungs.
there isn't confirmed cases of weed deaths.
I'm 100% sure that if I never would have started.
That I wouldn't get as winded and cough like I do.
i just found out about this last night when i called my friend he said he was coughing this stuff up and i got very conserned but i kinda had a hunch that this was from tar build up from marijuana he is a daily user and has been for a year im glad to know now that it isnt anything severe
I call it " Purging "Because thats what the cannabis is doing to all the harmfull toxins in your lungs.
Therefor you spit it out.
Its actually a good thing.
because the tar will keep building up regardless of being a cannabis smoker or not.
You don't get tar from smoking marijuana.
I smoke with a precooler and carbonfilter on my bong, which means the remains from the weed after takin a bowl, will go into thewater in the precooler, and only pure smoke will then continue through the carbonfilter and then the percolator of the bong.
- The reason for that is because of the mucus which is found all down your throat.
The tar which is in still in gas form when you inhale the smoke, binds to the mucus which makes it black and more thick, which causes irritation and leads to coughing it up.
It is natural if you smoke very regularly, but it cannot directly kill you.
As with most holistic medicines cannabis is healthy for you in more ways than one and is safer for you than synthetic prescriptions because it is natural and can generally raise your vibration and therefore your level of thinking.
It's a smoker's cold, dude.
It's the res that gets in your lungs, not ash.
I am not saying in any way that your lungs heal themselves quickly and blah, blah, blah and i am most definitely not saying I am an expert on the topic.
I assume this is tar but you aid brown.
Green.
That still wouldn't be anything inherently to do with MJ, it would be from smoking.
I will be 40 years old this year and I quit smoking pot 13 days ago a midlife gift to myself and my kids, they need a mom who is alive.
Pot does not kill people, cancer can though and cancer can be caused by carcinogens, Yes pot has many many benefits that I am advocate for here in Canada.
I have to quit permanently because I cannot regulate.
But after reading your comment it does kinda make me wanna stop.
I think it's happening because I've been cutting back on smoking and taking more breaks.
Since I've been coughing up black speckled phlegm for almost two years, it would appear that it's time to switch to edibles.
its the resin that gets caught in your lungs
My husband was diagnosed with cancer with other issues but he can't smoke can he use another form of cannabas to help heal him I did notice great change when smoked it started getting him back to his self but the smoke makes him cough to much
You need to take a break from smoking in order for this to happen.
It's just a way of your body cleaning it self.
If anything the far comeing out of you is a good thing.
I"m looking online at vaporizers because I don't want this to turn into something worse than a mild bronchitis.
I'm starting to be able to breathe more easily.
I just wanted to add that I've been putting my face over boiling water and sucking up the steam.
It really helps.
As another poster said, the steam loosens up the tar and helps you expel it.
Yes weed has the same properties in it that causes cancer in tobacco, but the THC's cancer healing properties counter this and actually make the risk of lung cancer less so than people who don't even smoke.
It's a medicinal herb and it has many benefits.
Smoking provides immediate relief.
thc does the opposite to tobacco to your lungs hence why it is recommend to smoke weed pure.
Its healthy that you cough that tar up mate.
The more i train and keep fit the more c**p i cough up when i hit the spliff.
thats because thc causes your lungs to push tar out, tobaccoo relaxes them makes them absorb tar.
so thc has ten times the tar yet it makes you cough it up.
This means I smoke excessively as stated in the previous comment, so I've eased up on the complaining because it gives me piece of mind to know my respiratory system is still cleaning out my lungs.
Do not freek out your fine it is actually good too cough that sh*t out.
So don't listen to the people trying to scare you ❤
Very true, I have been smoking marijuana for 21 years cancer is a big concern in my family I smoke alot and im cancer free!
After 3 seconds the smoke in your lungs is useless.
It only takes 3 seconds to absorb all the THC.
Its scientifaclly proven that people who cough it up are less likely to be the ones getting sick becuase otherwise itll just sit on your lungs
Your fine!
It is not a bad thing.
It is just the your lungs cleaning themselves out.
From smoking weed you will be coughing up this black, it is not from smoking cigarettes.
Cigarettes tar hardens on the inside of your lungs while marijuana tar you cough up.
It's a good thing.
The fact you are couging it up means that your lungs are cleaning themselves out.
You will not die from the tar in your mucus, just listen to your body.
But no, the fact you are coughing up mucus with black flecks in it does not mean you are dying
Eventually like by mid January 2016 it was gone and I stopped smoking Black's.
I've been a long-time smoker 37 years of smoking Mary Jane and I'm going to the same thing my doctors have tested this spirit that I cough up this black sticky tar stuff air is not a good sign it should body telling you that you need to change something
Hacking/Spitting due to smoking is a normal thing, as it is if anything gets into your lungs.
Silly man not the little bits of burnt weed, its tar that is burnt up and broken into tiny particles which travel in the smoke and collect in your lungs and throat, I use a bong and the water picks most of it up at first but the water gets super fill quickly so that's where it get through
If the said patient is smoking a bong, the smoke then inhaled would not carry tar through with it.
The water acts as the filter, yes but not entirely.
The 'ignition' you choose to burn your choice of bud is the problem with the choice of burning apparatus.
if they were to choose a natural fibre that does not create a dioxide or negative on burning then this would be an ideal on the spot 1 hit medical solution everywhere I'm more than sure.
The build up you are finding you are able to hock up is from the burning of the cannabinoids and terpenes that are natural to the plant.
It could be as simple as dust inhalation from working in dirty environments.
Realistically that is the cannabis clearing your lungs of build up from smoking, mold, etc.
Another possibility is dust from being exposed to airborne dirt;
The black is literally just the last bits of ash that were in the smoke.
Not a good thing.
But not a bad.
And it's really not a bad because their coughing it back up.
There's no Tar in Marijuana.
The black is ash that they Inamed when inhaling smoke.
Coughing it back up is a good.
Inhaling ash.
Not really bad.
Happens no matter what kind of smoke you inhale.
Even from a bonfire.
Weed will not kill you ,in true fact if you smoke it you will indeed be killing cancer cells and/or preventing you from getting it .
Well grown Weed, which is perfectly flushed/grown without high Sugar ferts, will be Like a cig when smoked pure (Irritation), and have completely White Ash!
It helps alleviate the symptoms and the negative effects of chemo.
I feel better after reading here but thinking mybe it's time to quit.
Smoking Marijuana does cause black to appear in the mucus you cough up.
It is not Black Lung Disease, nothing like that.
Medical Marijuana dispensaries also have Marijuana in different forms to avoid smoking as well.
I did go to the doctor and said I was coughing up black stuff.
I was sent immediately to the hospital for a chest X-ray and told that everything looked normal.
Caughing up some phlegm is normal when smoking cannabis as I've been doing it myself, and while smoking cigarettes will not only aggravate your lungs much more than marijuana, to which will make you evidently cough more phlegm up (but not so often if you only grass), then it shouldn't be too much to worry about as it WONT kill you!
Despite how "scientific" your answer is, there is no danger in coughing up black phlegm after even a few months of not smoking marijuana especially if you smoking even moderately heavily, the black phlegm is just resin that has built up in your Airways similar to how it builds up on the inside of a pipe.
your body uses Celia to slowly collect and remove this phlegm and helps it travel up your Airway until you can cough and expel it just like everyone else's body does that works properly
I quit because I was worried about phlegm in my lungs while coughing.
It just resin left in your lung not a lot settles into you your lungs but what does will eventually get caried out my the cilia.
It’s not as harmful as smoking but you are inhaling smoke and too much harsh smoke which can relax or temporarily paralyze the cilia so smoke in moderation!
He stopped smoking so many blunts and it cleared up.
Also, there was a time when I was smoking A LOT and I developed chronic bronchitis, but it cleared up.
In the end I got tired of feeling kinda unwell every time I smoked and I invested in a vaporizer.
It's one of the best decisions I made for my health.
It tastes so much better and your lungs will thank you.
it turns yellow w resin the thc sticks to it when you inhale too the stuff coats your lungs and actually has medicaial befits.
When you cough up phlegm that has the rez in it its from you body cleansing the lung like when you get a cold and gets rid of mucus and also it scrapes off some light res “residue” from the smoked thc.
Very curious to what it is, but def don't think POT.
My plan is to quit smoking for a period of time and then go back to using a vape, because ive always had pretty sensative lungs so i should be more careful since both my grandmothers died of lung cancee, and one of them never smoked anything her whole life.
The particulate is suspended in the smoke and solidified as the temperature cools.
Hence why you cough it up usually when you’re not smoking.
The throat and lungs have cooled.
The doctor is rite its tar build up from the nicotine that you put in the mixtureAlso a cig has a philter a spliff has a roach ill let you imagination do the rest
I have confidence in connecting dark brown/black flecks to combusting flower.
I mean I knew smoking caused that black mucus because my whole family smokes weed.
I eventually stoped smoking which in turn stoped the black coming out after about a year break.
Have I had a lung infection for 2 bloody years I’d know by now.

What made the coughing up black stuff more prominent?

I've been smoking weed for the same amount of time roughly,and every morning im running to the bathroom my lungs are crackling and im chucking big lumps of tar into the sink in with my flem, and i'm nearly 16, what stages am i at and am i going to die shortly?
Ironically, I cough up more when I QUIT smoking than when I continue to smoke.
I still cough up some, but it's darker and blacker when I quit.
A single hit would trigger a cough attack.
after i smoke i spit out dark yellow or brown stuff what is that form
I have recently slowed down my cannabis smoking, and as a result of this I have begun coughing up sputum with little bits of black in it.
I cough up black stuff everyday.
I have been coughing a lot, I think it's bronchitis.
I've been coughing up black stuff for quite a while smoking marijuana and I tried vaping and it got worse so I say it's not always a better option to go to vaping the best option is to quit
If I am a 14 year old kid who has been smoking marijuana for a little over a year 3 or 4 times a day and I am coughing up little particles of black sh*t with slight green and have little chest pain what the f**k is wrong with me?
I cough up so much black its crazy and now that I quit its coming out like no tomorrow, I hope it all comes out and I don't develop chronic bronchitis and for those of you that say weed doesn't cause cancer your wrong I had a friend that's all he smoked was weed and he developed cancer and died.
I see friends that smoke more than I do that dont hack c**p up at all and I am hacking c**p up everyday that's where I am confused.
I never got these symptoms until I overdosed on MDMA/Speed.
) still smoke a jay everyday after works and the black pieces c**p got worse, so in my opinion I think it is lungs cleaning themselves up.
now i know this has nothing to do with the topic but i have a few times spit up black and i will tell you all right now it is 100% smoke build up.
My friend who was a heavy smoker was coughing up balls of black "s**t" nearly 1/2" in size.
For the last 2 or 3 years I averagely smoke 10-20 joints a day.
5 or 6 of which i smoke with friends and out.
I guess this works out at about 1 - 2 ounces a week (to myself).
Btw i get the same thing ive been smoking for just over 4 years.(pot) dont smoke cigs.
caugh up some black stuff as well.
very little blood came out of my saliva twice or thrice abt 2 months back n now i spit tar most of d tyms.
Im 20 years old I have been smoking for 4 years straight, barely missed a day.
That I wouldn't get as winded and cough like I do.
i just found out about this last night when i called my friend he said he was coughing this stuff up and i got very conserned but i kinda had a hunch that this was from tar build up from marijuana he is a daily user and has been for a year im glad to know now that it isnt anything severe
I am caughing up black phlem n I am scared to what It means
I smoke nothing but bongs and have for a year or two(been smoking longer) and I'm still coughing tar, GET A GOOD BONG WITH PERCULATION AND ASH CATCH AND CLEAN OFTEN YOULL BE STRAIGHT.
I still cough up black slimish tar.
The lungs expel mucus as they begin to heal themselves, which I may add starts seven minutes after you have stopped smoking anything.
Could it be brown with a tad bit of red (tiny amounts).
It's dark brown with teeny bit of blood I guess.
The tar really only gets trapped and spit out more when im sick duhh.
I have smoked pot for 22 years chronic!
(only quitting for 3 pregnancies) no cigarettes.
I started coughing up black mucous within the last five years.
Lots of black phlegm no real side affects (although going to cuba for a vacation helped with that) let me know after 22 years of smoking pot if you develop black phlegm.
I smoke weed everyday.
Since I've been coughing up black speckled phlegm for almost two years, it would appear that it's time to switch to edibles.
My husband was diagnosed with cancer with other issues but he can't smoke can he use another form of cannabas to help heal him I did notice great change when smoked it started getting him back to his self but the smoke makes him cough to much
I smoke about a small bowl daily.
Yeah it's pretty f*****g nasty though I Love Weed to I smoke it when I sleep and I've only been smoking for half a year and I started getting black mucus already is that bad
It first happened at the end of 2015 I started feeling mucus in my throat and coughed it up and I saw small brown specs.
Once I coughed up a piece of tar so large it blocked my air way I very nearly died from it and was barely saved by the hymleck manuver
I been buying dispensary weed now for 4 years in cali, i too cough up that black phelm fertilizer/moldy high thc pretty good looking weed they sell for $18 a gram and i say hey can i return the bud they say nope weird right heres my receipt thats not what i want to smoke on for a 1-2 days out of my Iife.
I have been smoking marijuana since I was 14 years old.
I am now 51.
Since quitting smoking cigs when I give a good deep cough I get blackish like "spots" in the mucus.
I didn't think it was an issue but it's already been a week and I'm still spitting stuff up and throats a little soar expecially when I swallow or drink .
and ever since i have been hacking up dark grey, almost green sometimes mucus, especially after smoking.
Im 15, been smoking since 12 and haven't stopped since, the longest I've been without weed was four months and I have just recently noticed the black phlegm and it scared the f**k outta me tbh
I eventually stoped smoking which in turn stoped the black coming out after about a year break.
Sometimes it's like a jelly substance.

In conclusion

Dark colored sputum (phlegm) is often a normal reaction after smoking tobacco or cannabis. However, if accompanied by other symptoms, such as a persistent cough, bloody sputum, or chest pain, it should be a reason to seek immediate medical assistance.

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