Is pot addictive?

[1Natureonly]

What do you think?

[Bongsmith]

no i just like to smoke it all the time

[Seag420]

damm fucking right it is! physically, its only slightly addictive but mentally it can become pretty more ish!but like everything else, it just takes a bit of will power

[1Natureonly]

damm fucking right it is! physically, its only slightly addictive but mentally it can become pretty more ish!but like everything else, it just takes a bit of will power

How long have you been using it?

[Seag420]

closing in on 6 years now, how about you?

[Sinsemilla Jones]

OK, maybe I go a bit too far, but you can become addicted to washing your hands.

;)



You know what the MOST addictive substance on Earth is?

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Money.

:p

[somebody someone]

noob ass question, no it aint.

Or to a degree everything is, as jones said.

[stoner spirit]

Caffine is addictive, but cannabis isn't.

[Seag420]

and how long can you guys go without it when youve got it? its easy enough saying it isnt addictive, but we all know that when youve gota toke, youve gota toke!

[Lily420]

Caffine caffine caffine caffine!!! :eek: :confused: :D :eek:

*cough* er...weed is gooooooooood, just not enough for me to be like ...i dunno addicted. lol

[Blaze420]

can be, but the addiction's all in ur head, still tho.. i havent been a fiend in a looong time though. its better this way:)

oh.. and i love caffeine

[king kong bong]

nah definitely not addictive.i gave it up for a whole year one time.i wasnt even thinking about it.the reason i started smoking again was i found a bag(uptown dime) on the ground.it even had some joint papers in the bag. i was like this is a sign from god.its his greatest creation.ahha

[mrdevious]

addictive only like in the way some people find porn addictive.

[J4ay20]

smoke weed everyday

but its not addicting

[Left]

liking a feeling enough to indulge in smoking even every day doesnt mean its addictive. as somone said, porn can be addictive if you like the feeling of an orgasm so much that you masterbate 23 times a day. but there arnt chemicals in weed that create a feeling inside you that you have to smoke and if you dont you would get a headache or go through physical symptoms of withdraw from not having that chemical like cigaretts. I dont think its physicaly addicting.

[beachguy in thongs]

How can someone say they're addicted to weed?

Rice and Mats won't self-administer THC, hence, they don't get addicted to it. Physically, Psychologically, Emotionally, Geologically...

If you're addicted to weed than you have less gumption than a lab rat.

[daZenfmeister]

and how long can you guys go without it when youve got it? its easy enough saying it isnt addictive, but we all know that when youve gota toke, youve gota toke!
damn right i tried to fucking quit today guess waht ive been high all day and im going to pick up a new bag in about 1 hour and 10 min

[flamingskullballs]

pot is not physically addictive...not in any sorts...BUT some sleep medicines are, so when using the correct terminology of the word "hard drug" we can see that the medicines we give our 3 year old children are hard drugs, when the pot we hide from their eyes is not...

[Optimus Pot]

A crackhead would shoot someone for 10 dollars to get their next high. A pothead wouldn't.

[beachguy in thongs]

damn right i tried to fucking quit today guess waht ive been high all day and im going to pick up a new bag in about 1 hour and 10 min

That's because you don't want to quit.

[J4ay20]

How can someone say they're addicted to weed?

Rice and Mats won't self-administer THC, hence, they don't get addicted to it. Physically, Psychologically, Emotionally, Geologically...

If you're addicted to weed than you have less gumption than a lab rat.

damn dude u should go to congress with some more shit and get it legalized.. ahahah
thats be awesome if this shit was legal

[t3chyo]

I didnt smoke today and I'm feeling fine, and I same for tomorrow and so on...until I get more of course:-)

[beachguy in thongs]

damn dude u should go to congress with some more shit and get it legalized.. ahahah
thats be awesome if this shit was legal

Wouldn't it be even more awesome if half of cannibus.com's member's were members of Congress and they're just waiting for the end of the President's term to legalize weed?

Edit: Well, I don't see how it will be more awesome.

[J4ay20]

nah dude that be awesome

im sayin tho potheads should just unite and takeover a law school and find a way to get it legalized,

[beachguy in thongs]

I'm hoping the next president will go for it. Maybe Hillary Clinton?

[litespeed]

benn doing it since 1953 at 14 and still doing it at 66 good green
had to stop for a 6 years for the marines. and right back.hehe
can stop at any time like when i'm out if the plants don't come off when I think they should.

[beachguy in thongs]

Congratulations on 52 years of purity. My Father is 63 and he's never smoked herb. My Mother is 60 and she has, but she doesn't smoke it, now. 52 years. I've got 38 more to go.

[Mojavpa]

That's because you don't want to quit.

Well the same thing can be said of cigs, which are really addictive. Those who really want to quit can and will.

[beachguy in thongs]

I don't want to quit them, either. And it's the Government's fault.

[Mojavpa]

I don't want to quit them, either. And it's the Government's fault.

I've tried, and it takes too much hard work. And the possibility of getting cancer still seems remote because I'm still fairly young, so I just tell myself I'll quit later

[Euphoric]

yES cannabis is addictive (cause its good!) but so is alcohol, caffeine and sugar.

[Garden Knowm]

noob ass question, no it aint.

Or to a degree everything is, as jones said.

uh what?

A noob ass question... ?
Does this translate to --- Only new people to the board ask that question

?

Everything is to a degree.. ?
trying undertsnad this too.. um....all things are addictive just at different levels of intensity... some things get a grip on you stronger t han other?

is this what you are saying...

and if everything is addicitve.. then nothing would be addictive..


NOW nothing is addictive....NOW is really cool like that...

but WANT is addictive.. time is addictive.... do yuo WANT weed..?

yep you are addicted... "to a degree"


I think... LOL

ad thats why people get addicted.. cause they think..


LOL

LOVE is YOU...

[the last stand]

i think he meant that everything has the POSSIBILITY for addiction.

[king kong bong]

hey i wouldnt smoke if there was no weed around but there always is so im going to blaze up.i hate how the alky's try to badmouth weed.my friend tried to tell me that alcohol is better than weed.weed wins hands down over alcohol.under the influence of alcohol you be all fucked up,cant function,throw up,have a hangover the next day and it straight out tastes like shit.under the influence of weed you can function,scarf down food with no problem,wake up the next day with no problems,and weed tastes good unless its some schwag.

[prplchknz]

yea weeds not addictive i've never had a hang over from weed but most other drugs i've tried i've had some sort of hangover the morning after.

[TraffikAttack]

of course its addictive. or else no one would want to do it over and over again. on the same note, Im addicted to killing little kids with my bare hands and gouging their livers out with a spoon, while in the nude.

[prplchknz]

of course its addictive. or else no one would want to do it over and over again. on the same note, Im addicted to killing little kids with my bare hands and gouging their livers out with a spoon, while in the nude.
wtf :confused: maybe some people like the feeling it gives them, ever thought of that?

[beachguy in thongs]

Yeah, right??? Nobody does do it over and over, again.

Stop using me as an example for everyone else, Traffik.

[robert42]

ANYONE HERE SUCKED DICK FOR POT?

No

SO SHUTUP IT AINT ADDICTIVE

[TraffikAttack]

typing in all caps. oh no.

[robert42]

lol oooo ok

[1234abcd]

Yeah it is..and it changes your attitude also over time...but still I think its WAY FUCKING better than turning into an alcoholic or tweaker if you are a functioning attic like most people are.

[buddymyfriend]

Yes, physcologically.

[Reefer Rogue]

[QUOTE= gumption[/QUOTE]

Funny word. :D

[beachguy in thongs]

Is everybody missing the thread which tell us of how "smoking pot can multiply brain-cells"?

[king kong bong]

pot leads to creativity,behold my masterpiece...

[SensiRide]

I think pot is more mentally addictive than physically addictive......I would write more on this subject but Im pretty stoned right now..............maybe later
:rolleyes:

[Ganj]

a mans will, is much stronger than any drug on this earth.

[Garden Knowm]

ANYONE HERE SUCKED DICK FOR POT?

No

SO SHUTUP IT AINT ADDICTIVE


very good point...

[motahead]

Pot IS addictive. Pot was never considered addictive for a long time because of the lack of major withdrawal symptoms as opposed to alcohol. cocaine, heroin etc.

Alot of that data was based on research done in the sixties and the weed was lower grade.

The fact is everyone on this board has "needed weed". That is an addiction. Maybe not a BAD one relatively speaking, but one nonetheless.

You can get psychological addicted to anything and anytime your body gets used to having a particular chemical put in it regularly over time, you can get physically addicted as well.

I stopped smoking recently for four months after smoking about an 1/8 a day for a few years and I definitely had weed-drawal which definitely sucked. Trouble sleeping, irritability etc.

But as substances go, if you are addicted to weed which is what "stoners" are, look at it this way..it's way better than being addicted to practically every other substance that you can get addicted to and if you REALLY had to stop you could with withdrawal symptoms that can be dealt with alot more easily than others.

[beachguy in thongs]

There's a difference between a lifestyle and an addiction. If someone's gonna choose to live their life smoking pot, then they can easily choose to live their life not smoking pot. New studies have been done where Mice and Rats won't self-administer THC. So we must be getting addicted to the smoking process, not Marijuana, itself.

[Seag420]

motahead, i couldnt of put it better myself buddy! like i said, if i REALLY wanted to give up, i could, but if i dont need to give up, i'll keep toking. ive already learnt to keep it in moderation, but quiting is a whole different ball park. thats addiction, and i know im not the only one on this website with that mindset.

[king kong bong]

yea dude,weed is the easiest "drug" to give up.i gave it up for a whole year before and didnt get any withdrawl symptons,i was fine.

[Seag420]

exactly beachguy, its unlikely that the marijuana is addictive itself, its everything else that goes with it that gets addictive. also, this is my 200th post!

[motahead]

But again.. it all depends on how long you have been smoking and how much you smoked and how frequently.

I'm talking about smoking weed for 15 years, at least an 1/8 a day every damn day.

If you suddenly stop like I had to. You will definitely go through withdrawal. Not immediately. But as the THC levels go down in you body you will start to feel some withdrawal.

That's just what happened to me.

I also agree that the lifestyle is part of it and each individual is different as well. There are people who are more prone to addiction than others with different things.

But like I said, it could be worse. Being a stoner is better than being a crackhead.

Personally I'm addicted to alot of things. Caffeine, nicotine, THC, porn...I like to spread my vices around. :D

[Mogizzle]

Been smoking for approximatly 9 years. Started at around 8 and a half years old, didn't smoke much maybe 5 times a month. At 10 years old I smoked even less around 2-3 times a month. 11 years old and I had alot of access to it smoking around 3 times a week, skipping school occassionally to help my mate rip plants off. 12 years old same as age 11 except smoking more. at 13 cut down alot smoked maybe once a month. at 14 started skipping school to help my mate get plants again smoked more maybe 4 times a week.

at 15 cut out weed altogether untill at the end of the year. (which was good because I had a drugtest come up)

at 16 smoking everyday around 4 sessions each day (mainly skunk)

at 17 tolerance went way up all I notice when I get wasted is my eyes feel a lil different.. In an attempt to get higher by smoking more the only change is that I feel more relaxed. At 17 I smoke twice as much as when I was 16.


Have had to quit weed on 3 occasions.

When I was 15 had a drugtest. -No withdrawls that I noticed.
When I was 16 went to australia for 2 weeks. - 1 withdrawl insonmnia (lasted 1 week then it was gone)
And now 17 I have to quit because of the possibility of getting raided.. -Havn't quit altogether but cut down alot (1 session a day instead of 8)

Edit*: IMO it is all to do with willpower.

[BizzleLuvin]

its addictive in the same respect that eating ice cream after ever dinner is. anything can become addictive, not in the chemical dependency sense, but a habit can be made out of anything. but in a chemical dependence sense, no pot is not addicitve

[Kramerica]

You dont need weed.
Weed needs you.

[amydan420]

and how long can you guys go without it when youve got it? its easy enough saying it isnt addictive, but we all know that when youve gota toke, youve gota toke!

I can quit anytime I want, I just don't want to.
My life sucks most of the time and weeds keeps me from being so angry.

[king kong bong]

I can quit anytime I want, I just don't want to.
My life sucks most of the time and weeds keeps me from being so angry.


i feel that.

[esrabalamir]

yeah ur psychology must be "clean" if u wanna smoke it up

[esrabalamir]

i smoke this shit since 30 years and i am NOT addcit!...lol

[beachguy in thongs]

To a simple mind, like a mouse, THC is not addictive.

[esrabalamir]

To a simple mind, like a mouse, THC is not addictive.
thc is not addictive? why u smoke it up all the time then? :rolleyes:

[esrabalamir]

tobacco,tea,nescafe(cafeine),yes, thc,.... all of them are addictive

[beachguy in thongs]

According to the congressional Office of Technology Assessment, research over the last 10 years has proved that marijuana has no effect on dopamine-related brain systems - unless you are an inbred Lewis rat, in which case abstention is recommended.

As Hollister independently concluded, "Brain damage has not been proved." The reason, obviously, is that the brain was prepared in some respects to process THC.

To be precise, according to the Office of Technological Assessment (OTA): "The capacity to produce reinforcing effects is essential to any drug with significant abuse potential." Marijuana should no longer be considered a serious drug abuse because, as summarized by the OTA: "Animals will not self-administer THC in controlled studies . . . . Cannabinoids generally do not lower the threshold needed to get animals to self-stimulate the brain regard system, as do other drugs of abuse."

courtesy of:
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/BRAIN.HTM

[esrabalamir]

i smoke this shit since 30 years and i am NOT addict!...lol

the same way ;)

[jkg114]

It is addictive, and anyone who says it's not is a fucking retard. That's the only real answer. C'mon of course it is addictive, why would you keep on coming back to it baby????

[king kong bong]

i dont appreciate the fucking retard remark.

[beachguy in thongs]

It has long been recognized that some individuals' use of marijuana is characterized by dependence, and that the dependence liability of marijuana is more comparable to alcohol and tobacco than heroin and cocaine. (Hollister, 1986) Compulsive self-administration in animal models is a primary attribute of drugs with a serious potential for abuse. (Cicero, 1992) Animals will not self-administer cannabinoids. (Abood and Martin, 1992; Herkenham, 1992; Mansbach, 1994) A severe dependence liability is also characterized as harmful self-administration, excluding such behavior as heavy caffeine consumption, and subject to influences of set and setting as well as the pharmacological properties of a drug. (Zinberg, 1984; Cicero, 1992)


Advances in neurobiology are redefining the scientific basis for addiction. While courts have ruled that DEA can rely on research studies, or the lack thereof, in its decision-making about the scheduling of marijuana, they have not ruled on the actual issues which determine the proper legal scheduling of marijuana. The discovery of cannabinoid receptor sites, and their relevance to the understanding of the pharmacology of THC in the brain, provides the basis for a new challenge to the legitimacy of marijuana's Schedule I status, a pivotal event in marijuana's eventual legalization.

Marijuana And the Brain
by John Gettman
High Times, March, 1995

[beachguy in thongs]

[QUOTE=jkg114]is a fucking retard. QUOTE]

[Gizmo]

Whats addicitive is the tabaco u put into the joint, 3-4 joints a day, ull find urself dependent on fags without even realising, U think its the cannabis but its not

[beachguy in thongs]

I have never, in my life, mixed tobacco with herb.

[beachguy in thongs]

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?p=402131#post402131

A MUST READ. ESPECIALLY, IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE ADDICTED TO MARIJUANABIS.

[hipEstoner]

hahaha, he said rice and mats,, when he should've said mice and rats, lalalala

[Omni05]

wow im surprised nobody said it like this yet :)

what i have ever heard (and can actually show in my Psychology book) is that weed is Psychologically addicting, but not at all physically addicting. It is sad, even the author of my textbook said "Compared to alcohol and Tobacco, Marijuana isn't that bad" hahaha gotta love it!

[beachguy in thongs]

hahaha, he said rice and mats,, when he should've said mice and rats, lalalala

That's, actually, the second time I've done it, and you finally caught it. ;)

hipE*'s the man - :cool:

[SensiRide]

wow im surprised nobody said it like this yet :)

what i have ever heard (and can actually show in my Psychology book) is that weed is Psychologically addicting, but not at all physically addicting. It is sad, even the author of my textbook said "Compared to alcohol and Tobacco, Marijuana isn't that bad" hahaha gotta love it!

that is exactly what I said in my post
:rolleyes:

[Reefer Rogue]

Lol^^ Yea, it's only psychologicaly addictive. I must say though that when i have some bangin weed i do find it hard not to smoke ha. :D

[SensiRide]

I dont really miss the buzz that much, i just hate how I dont enjoy my food as much when I'm sober or get to sleep as quickly