> The term "marijuana dependence" suggests either bias in the diagnoses, or extremely heavy users. Respectfully, objecting to "marijuana dependence" suggests b

> The term "marijuana dependence" suggests either bias in the diagnoses, or extremely heavy users. Respectfully, objecting to "marijuana dependence" suggests bias on your part. What else would you call heavy users who loath going a day without it, even though it's having a deleterious effect on their life? There has long been a popular stigma against recognizing the existence of marijuana dependence, backlash to DARE-style anti-drug propaganda I think, but let's be real. There are a lot of people who use it habitually and heavily and feel unable or unwilling to stop even though it's negatively effecting their relationships, work, etc. Sure it's not chemically addictive in the same was as alcohol or heroin, but dependence is a broader phenomenon than that.