Weed not being addictive is a myth

[JaggedEdge]

wow, 5 pages arguing over semantics.

Hasn't it already been clerified though as to what the definition of psychological addiction is. I don't know, I have stopped reading this closely, so people may still be arguing over semantics. Either way I can't talk, because I made like 20 posts when this topic certainly was that.

JaggedEdge Reviewed by JaggedEdge on 01-09-2007. Weed not being addictive is a myth After reading a lot of posts on this forum, I've noticed that a lot of you seem to have the false idea in your head that weed isn't addictive. I don't know if you've been lied to or are just kidding yourselves. It's been proven scientifically and by my own experience that it's both physically and psychologically addictive. When quitting smoking after I've been smoking daily I have insomnia, loss of appetite, and irritability for a couple of days. The insomnia often lasts much longer. Of Rating: 5

[Reefer Rogue]

Even if it is psychologically addictive, it CAN'T kill me. It's a plant, damn government putting concepts in people's minds and associating it with other deadly drugs. LEGALIZE IT! :stoned:

I say this a lot, but wow, I can't wait till i move to the Netherlands.

[Buddahbear]

Bullshit. I'm a heavy user and when I don't have weed I'm fine. It's only addictive in the way that weed can repress depression, anxiety and insomnia and when you don't have it all of these things can kick back in.

Stop acting like you know what you're talking about.

[Matt the Funk]

make that 5 pages and counting.
i have the feeling that when i get home from work today you folks are still going to be hashing this out

HASH!!! Anyways I don't really think it is psychologically addicting. At one point I did, when i first started I smoked pretty much everyday for 2 months and quit for a week....My mood was uncontrolable and I went into mania. Of course I realize I was using weed more as medicine and stopping any medication so abruptley is mostly certain to cause negative effects. And most people I know may crave weed, but it's only because they like it, it's not because they need it.

[LIP]

Can we just call it habbit forming in a VERY small minority. Then can we just leave it at that, it's getting boring now guys, we've discussed, we've insulted and we've argued, but at the end of the day, it's not physically addictive, only habbit forming.
End of.

Tbh no more needs to be put.

[coledog855]

I would consider all of those to be physical effects. Anyway the terminology doesn't matter, the fact is that it is addictive.

Ummm, yes terminology DOES matter. Weed is no more addicting than anything else that's enjoyable.

[Halcy0n]

Don't believe me about the cancer thing huh?

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html

Marijuana abuse also has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. It also induces high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into their carcinogenic form—levels that may accelerate the changes that ultimately produce malignant cells. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which increases the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. These facts suggest that, puff for puff, smoking marijuana may be more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.

I love getting a healthy dose of carcinogens every morning.

While we're at it, let's take a look at some more bad things marijuana does to you.

Some of marijuana's adverse health effects may occur because THC impairs the immune system's ability to fight disease. In laboratory experiments that exposed animal and human cells to THC or other marijuana ingredients, the normal disease-preventing reactions of many of the key types of immune cells were inhibited. In other studies, mice exposed to THC or related substances were more likely than unexposed mice to develop bacterial infections and tumors.

Doesn't suprise me.

Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing problems worse. Depression, anxiety, and personality disturbances have been associated with chronic marijuana use. Because marijuana compromises the ability to learn and remember information, the more a person uses marijuana the more he or she is likely to fall behind in accumulating intellectual, job, or social skills. Moreover, research has shown that marijuana’s adverse impact on memory and learning can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off

You're all going to end up retarded one day.

[Halcy0n]

Can we just call it habbit forming in a VERY small minority. Then can we just leave it at that, it's getting boring now guys, we've discussed, we've insulted and we've argued, but at the end of the day, it's not physically addictive, only habbit forming.
End of.

Tbh no more needs to be put.

No. It is both physically and mentally addictive for EVERYONE. Stop spreading lies.

Once you pop, you just can't stop.

[thcbongman]

Someone hates marijuana :P

[LIP]

Don't believe me about the cancer thing huh?

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html



I love getting a healthy dose of carcinogens every morning.

While we're at it, let's take a look at some more bad things marijuana does to you.



Doesn't suprise me.



You're all going to end up retarded one day.

Your really starting to get on my wick. I dont belive any of the stuff you've posted, and those links are bullshit 100%.

Cannabis has been proving to control some cancers [ie stop them spreading]

It could even BE a cancer cure, but there is no link between extremly heavy cannabis use over a long period of time and any form of cancer, including lung cancer.

Infact it kills free radicals, and this is proven.

That link is bullshit, another load properganda.

We dont want that, we want fact.

So give the full story.

The carcinogens have no link to cancer, and if tyou blow out your hit after 3 seconds [a natural breath] allmost all the carcinogens are exhaled.

So dont bother posting your bullshit anymore, none of us want to read it, concidering WE know the truth about it.

Your a silly little idiot, you think what you like. You cant come on here and try and stop us smoking weed... the stuff is nearly 100% harmless... face it, youe wrong were like... if you dont like it fuck right off!

Leave, we dont want little pricks like you on this site trying to tell us how bad a plant is.. dont be stupid, we all know the truth.

Maybe you should accept it.

Or do wht i keep saying and leave for good.