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I used to agree that marijuana wasn't an addictive substance. And within the same post you state it is nonaddictive, you go on to state all the addictive proper

I used to agree that marijuana wasn't an addictive substance. And within the same post you state it is nonaddictive, you go on to state all the addictive properties of it. I think it is dangerous and wrong for people to tell everyone that marijuana isn't addictive. It would certainly like for you to think so though. Obligatory, everybody's bodies are different, what works for you might not work for everyone, ymmv, etc. I have used marijuana medically and will state without question that it is an addictive substance. Whether that is the multiple shitty feelings you get from stopping abruptly or the deep unending desire to 'just smoke a little' in the three days it takes to get over or. I think those 'comparatively little' things are enough to consider the drug an addictive substance. I've watched people drop out of college to smoke away all their money, I've watched kids lose all their friends and think nothing of it, I've seen people incur great risk of physical harm to acquire weed when they were out or sit in their house descending into self hate because everyone else was out too. You may be able to quit easily but it is wrong to apply your experience to broad statements like, "pot isn't addictive". Marijuana is an addictive substance and I wish this anti-prohibition mindset I see so many places would fight for science, not just weed.

utexaspunk 8y ago
Eh, addiction usually implies a physiological reaction to withdrawal. AFAIK it's pretty well established that there is no physical addiction to cannabis. One can very easily feel dependent upon it, though. Then again, if I were to cut off my Wellbutrin or Vyvanse cold turkey I'd be in for a rough ride as well. The fact that something can be habit-forming does not necessarily make it bad.
- pmoriarty 8y ago
  There are two types of addiction: physiological and psychological. The kind you get physical withdrawal symptoms from are physiologically addictive. These are drugs like alcohol, nicotine, and heroin. Cannabis can be psychologically addictive. You can crave it when you stop or have trouble coping with life without it -- much like people who are psychologically addicted to eating lots of food. Both are psychologically addictive. You can get psychologically addicted to just about anything pleasurable or desirable. I try not to do that with cannabis or anything else.

utexaspunk 8y ago

Eh, addiction usually implies a physiological reaction to withdrawal. AFAIK it's pretty well established that there is no physical addiction to cannabis. One can very easily feel dependent upon it, though. Then again, if I were to cut off my Wellbutrin or Vyvanse cold turkey I'd be in for a rough ride as well. The fact that something can be habit-forming does not necessarily make it bad.

pmoriarty 8y ago
There are two types of addiction: physiological and psychological. The kind you get physical withdrawal symptoms from are physiologically addictive. These are drugs like alcohol, nicotine, and heroin. Cannabis can be psychologically addictive. You can crave it when you stop or have trouble coping with life without it -- much like people who are psychologically addicted to eating lots of food. Both are psychologically addictive. You can get psychologically addicted to just about anything pleasurable or desirable. I try not to do that with cannabis or anything else.