Hi Lee-
Yep- We both enjoy smoking herb.(Not ever tobacco.) A few year back; I had part of my lung removed. (Cancer) I've hear a lot of stories about cannabis & COPD. You can google that and find a lot of information. Yesterday I had a CT Scan. I see my DR. next week for results. After my surgery; I couldn't walk 50 yards with out stopping to get my breath back. I can pretty much walk a couple miles now. I really believe that cannabis has help me. Again, I'll let you know what my results are when i talk to my DR next week. Edibles make good sense, There are plenty of recipes how to make edibles with your plants by googling. Brownies is most people's first attempt at making edibles.
Google- 1, Cannabis & Lung Cancer. 2. Growing Cannabis. 3. Cannabis Brownies. If you can buy your edibles at a dispensary. The packages are well marked how much THC is in the package. A candy bar might have 100mg THC, you can break off 10mg's at a time, so you can judge just how high you want to get. My 1st time I ate an edible. I ate 100 mg's, and I didn't feel it, so I went to sleep, woke up in the middle of the night to Pee, and I was bouncing off walls. I was stoned to the max. There are all types of edibles. My daughter loves the jellies. 10 jellies to a package, each has 10 mg THC. We both like to do 5 each or 50 mg's. We know we will be high in about 1 hour, and it will last a good 4 hours.
American Lung Association says smoking cannabis might not be good for you because you hold the smoke longer in your lung. To me, I think it has helped, because I feel I've stretched my lungs from smoking and holding the weed. The big question wither it has hurt me any, I'll know next week. Again about your friend growing the plants- It is good idea, especially if she wants to make her own edibles. The problem with that, It is hard to know how strong your edibles are going to be. I've made them, I prefer to buy them from a dispensary, so I know the exact dosage. I hope this helped a little Lee.