is weed addictive?!?!?

I am noticing that many are taking what I say out of context, and I am being attacked because of it.

 

What I posted was directed at stayloose.

 

Same here.

 

Goodbye then grandma.

People will say anything to get out of the real truth which is that people need to take responsibility for themselves.

You know, I sat with a dear friend several times who is ADDICTED in the very REAL sense to morphine, heroin, AND Coke. He was trying SO HARD to get off the stuff. He would curl up into a ball on the ground, go into convulsions, puke, cry, scream. I had to drive him to the hospital and sit with him for 2 hours while the hospital found him a ride to the nearest drug rehab/lockdown mental hospital. This is COMMON is this area. We had a local girl convicted of 1st degree murder after shooting her boyfriend up with methadone and then passing out in a hot tub. He drowned.

So I DO know what addiction is.

And I know hundreds of pot smokers. But not one of them (except for the lone nut case I mentioned earlier), and I've asked plenty just to get their take on it, not one of them says they think pot is addictive. The ONLY people I have ever run into who thought that pot could ruin their lives were on forums... And being a FOLK/ROCK musician, I've been around.

People DON'T learn to take responsibility for themselves and BLAME is what they do instead. And as long as you BLAME, you don't HAVE to take responsibility for what you do, because it's somebody elses or something elses "fault." That holds true in all things.

If you go thru the history of pot you will find LIES. All manner and shape of them. The powers that be needed those lies to get what they wanted. Spreading disinformation about something like pot is doing a great disservice (ans sometimes harm) to those who are interested. Most of the people I met on forums who thought that pot was ruining their lives were people who had been force-fed so much disinformation that they were SCARED. Fear brings up a lot of shit that might not come out otherwise. In actuality, the FEAR was what was "ruining their lives" not the pot. Fear of being looked down upon, fear of losing their job, fear of becoming "addicted". You know, if you tell someone enough times that something is BAD for them, they might begin to not only believe it, but actually have SYMPTOMS. The symptoms would be psycological due to FEAR. This can be accomplished thru BRAINWASHING. Pot is the perfect medium for this because it is extremely harmless, but it alters your mind and so the powers that be (and your granny too) can use it conveniently to keep the less educated people scared by brainwashing. That's why so many folks get all uptight over pot. They've been brainwashed by scaring them. There are a lot of people out there who would not ever want to admit to being either brainwashed OR scared, so they go ahead and participate in getting high, but their fears nag at them, as well as their parents or peers.... So there is always that nagging feeling that "I might be harming myself, maybe what they told me is true", and it goes downhill from there. I'm sure those of you who know what I'm talking about get the point. And the rest, Stop being so scared.

 

The above post is one I can definitely respect. I am all for individual responsibility, and I agree that coke, morphine, etc., addiction can go way beyond marijuana addiction. I still can't agree that weed is harmless, or that it is not addictive, but I see your points.

 

I still get sick and feel trapped at least once a week, usually around tuesday or thursday and especially when my son is with his mom, from my morphine habit that lasted quite a few years. It becomes a next to impossible chore to even eat food. But I have only myself to blame for allowing that chemical dependence to go on for as long as I did, all the while blaming the people around me for my own emotional problems and my mental equalibrium.
But weed? Hell, I dont even like the high from it. Medicinally I see much potential as a healing herb, but I was never a big fan of being stoned. So my opinion doesnt matter much here. Pretend I didnt say anything!
One thing I do know is that love is the healer and cure to all problems. So lets love each other for a moment, it will feel good I promise :&

 

Agreed

 

sometimes)

 

not in the way that crack or heroin is, you dont withdraw and shit from it, but it can get to the point whee your like wtf man iwanna get high, its more that you enjoy getting high so much life without it kinda sucks.

 

of course weed is addicting! it is a drug .

the best thing to do is not start and then you wont even have to worry about quitting.. its like cigs. everyone says ill just try one time and then.. there dead at like 60

 

60 is a great age to die. Weed isn't addictive like cigs, cigarettes are physical addictive, your body needs the nicotine. Marijuana isn't.

 

everything is addictive.
Weed will not change your metabolism, a sure sign of "PhysicalAddiction".
Will you find it hard to cope the first few days in Jail after having "waked and baked" for 4 years...yes.
But you get over it.
Nothing like forced abstinence (for me it was 60+ days at sea w/ no alcohol) to let you know at what level your habit really stands.

 

if you are addicted, take at least one fairly long break (2 weeks minimum). a break like that will put a whole new perspective on smoking, and the fact that you feel better being sober will also help you cut back. for me it really helped, espiecally since i went from buying an oz a week to now only buying about a quarter a week.

 

Good advice, Madhatter.

Love the sig pic.

 

60 is a great age to die until you become 60 and realize that you would like to live longer.

 

Depends in what state you are at 60. I'm only speaking for myself though, I understand 60 is not the perfect age for everyone to die :tongue:

 

i really don't mind when i die, as long as my life had some meaning, then i'll be happy.

 

Funny, I had an accident last saturday and wasn't able to travel to a coffeeshop. Before that I hadn't smoked for 3 day's either ... been quite long now and it's not like I'm missing it or need it.

It's just ...



That I like the fucking high

 

Nice new signature picture

 

Ha thanks! You recognize the musicians?