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I'm surprised this is news. If only because of the massive anti-(cigarette)-smoking campaign of the past several years, combined with the massive pro-marijuana
by lbaskin 11y ago
I'm surprised this is news.
If only because of the massive anti-(cigarette)-smoking campaign of the past several years, combined with the massive pro-marijuana-legalization campaign. Good or bad, that sends a pretty clear message to students that tobacco bad, marijuana good.
- shimshim 11y agoas a user, marijuana is definitely good. ive never smoked cigarettes, so I can't say how "good" they are. i just know they don't get me high.
- duaneb 11y agoThe best part of marijuana is the lack of addiction.
- johnward 11y agoI know some people who can't get by without dabs several times a day. Either it is addicting to some people or they are self medicating some other issue?
- gnaritas 11y agoThere's a difference between "can't" and "don't like to", they aren't going to suffer from any severe withdrawal effects from not having it other than simply not liking being sober. Caffeine withdrawal is far worse for example. Of course if they're using it for something like pain relief, or some other medical reason like you said, that doesn't really count as addiction.
- duaneb 11y agoI mean, find a substance that people CAN'T be addicted to. However, the physiological addiction is very low. There is no direct dopamine feedback loop, to my understanding. I'm addicted to seltzer waters.
- adrusi 11y agoIt's not completely free from addiction potential, it's similar in degree to caffeine[1]. Dabs are very concentrated, and if you hit them several times a day many days in a row, and you are naturally inclined toward addiction, you may find yourself addicted. AFAIK the withdrawal symptoms aren't unbearable, nothing like stimulants or opiates or benzos. I'm sure that getting high sounds a lot more attractive than sitting through the withdrawal for 36 hours or however long it lasts, and that the withdrawal would impair the user infinitely more than the cannabis. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin#/media/File:Drug_danger_and_dependence-no_title.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin#/media/File:Drug_...
- tired_man 11y agoGreat chart. Thanks.
- anthony_romeo 11y agoWell, independent of whether marijuana is minimally addictive or not, it can certainly be habit-forming (which can be just as significant as a "real" addiction).
- comrh 11y agoBut not a lack of psychological addiction.
- shimshim 11y agoha well, as a long-time user i assure you there is addiction, both physical and psychological. if i stop for any length of time i dont sleep as well and i sweat alot more.
- johnchristopher 11y agoDo they realize the joint/spliff they are smoking is filled up with way more tobacco than marijuana ? (or do they smoke fully loaded joint ?) edit: I don't understand the downvote but to clarify things: in Europe, where I live, I seldom saw fully loaded joint (which would be called the same: joint or blunt).
- rdudek 11y agoYea, except the fact that it does not have the addictive elements of nicotine and those same students do not smoke 20 joints per day. But now you also have edibles and vaporizers too.
- johnchristopher 11y agoIs there any talk about the quality or characteristics of the paper used to fabricate the joint ?
- spacemanmatt 11y agocontribution from the paper is de minimis
- jsprogrammer 11y agoSome papers incorporate talk into their branding. "Natural unrefined paper" "100% rice paper" "Natural hemp gum"
- johnward 11y agoTIL a joint can contain tobacco.
- _delirium 11y agoIn Denmark (and I think most of Europe?) joints usually have tobacco in them, though apparently that's less common in the US.