My feeling is that some people get angry at any mention of addiction in connection with marijuana, because the substance has SO many positive attributes and helps SO many people, that it makes them afraid that such reports will mean that pot will be further misunderstood and forbidden. It seems to lend credence to the anti-pot crusade. Though of course some people can become addicted. I know about addiction, yikes-

I have been sober from alcohol, speed, downers, cocaine, tobacco, etc etc since 1985, and went for nearly 9 years completely free of weed as well. I had no substance stronger than an aspirin in my body for almost 10 years before I had a nervous breakdown and began taking anti-depressants. After another decade of those, the side-effects and lack of efficacy led me to try smoking pot again. It has enabled me to go off the psych meds and feel much better than when I relied on Prozac, or Lithium, or Desiprimine, or Klonipin or the other meds ---(sorry for poor spelling) which all my different MD Doctors offered- since 2000 I use pot daily as I do my thyroid meds- am I addicted to those?- perhaps
But as someone who picked her poorsadsorry ass off to an AA meeting in the 80's- I have since had no desire to drink or use any of those other harmful drugs from before, and much of what I know about addiction involves the effects it has- if something makes your life difficult, painful, out of control...then it is probably bad for you. If it makes your life comfortable and joyous- then I think it is okay. Simple.

There are positive addictions too, for those of us who are susceptible- chocolate, fine weed, running, kisses................"if loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right"
sorry for such a long rant:stoned:

P.S. Dr. Drew is very sexy