Are Marijuana addictions real?

I was perusing www.uncommonforums.com, and their addiction forum is FILLED with "help I'm / my friend is addicted to Marijuana!" threads. They tell really scary stories, in my opinion. Now, I didn't smoke until I was 19, and I probably haven't done more than 2 ounces in my life (I'm only 20 now). For about a 3 week stretch, however, I smoked every day. I was able to quit instantly, so I agreed with others who said it's not addicting.

Now, I know there is the psychological addiction, but can it really get that bad? What are your experiences with this? I was completely surprised to see Marijuana dominating the addiction forum - I thought it'd be hard drugs and alcohol.

 

when i smoke weed every day for a few weeks and then don't smoke one day i get a bit anxious to smoke and i don't enjoy things as much (music, movies, etc). it's nothing compared to my tobacco addiction, when i try to quit cigs i sweat tonnes and eventually snap and start smoking loads.
i guess it can be a bit hard to quit if weed is readily available, but as long as i don't have stash at home or hang out with people who toke for a few days i eventually get over it and can stay without smoking for weeks.

 

Yeah, as long as it's not available, I don't care. But when it is... mmm haha.

 

I got addicted pretty quickly...its not so bad of an addiction as marijuana lets you go on with your daily stuff...but it boosts my anxiety and makes me really demotivated

If youd say I cant smoke tonight id go crazy man...I fuckin need it...ive been thinkin about smokin since this afternoon after i smoked...but if im busy its ok I dont really think about it

 

some people get "addicted". Its more like, they cant regulate how much they buy and smoke, and they just make it an ongoing habit. Eventually, i guess, they dont think theres any easy way to have fun without smoking... Theres really nothing difficult about stopping, except for maybe some boredome on the first night.

but my cousin is a horrible example of how shit can go wrong. Hes a really smart and cool kid. but Hes been a heavy smoker for 3-4 maybe more years, and he got arrested once. After he graduated high school, he couldnt play it smart so his parents gave him an ultamadum:

go clean, or get out of the house.

He chose bud, and lost his car. I guess he just stopped going to work too (a very very well paying job working for the district's schools). Hes been homeless for about a month or so, spending every night at a different friends house. In addition, he owes this dealer 150 dollars, and the kid wants to kill him by now. it just goes to show you, it may not be physically addictive, you can still get "hooked"

so yes, marijuana addiction is very real.

 

Any one that says cannabis isn't addictive is basically either, lieing, naive or in denial, of course cannabis is addictive, there is no sane argument that it isn't addictive, it is, no one that knows anything about the plant and its chemicals would claim it isn't addictive. Sorry about the bad spelling, im drunk and stoned. Hope that helps. Stiney.

 

i personally consider myself mildly addicted, that i'd much rather do it every night than not - but if it's not there, it's not a big deal. if someone said 'you can't smoke tonight' i wouldn't feel too anxious about it or anything... as long as you have other hobbies or somethin i find it easier to stay unaddicted

 

Physiclaly no its not. I have been a heavy smoker for a long long time, and haven't smoked since my my bday when I ran out. Decided I'd see if I could play poker better with a clear head. It's been one month today and yeah I get cravings for it, but thats pretty much mostly when im bored, playing video games, watching a movie etc. Otherwise I don't even think about it, but if it was around me I know 100% I would have toked up by now. I think its pretty much if its around Im token, if not...fuck it.

 

i smoke alot, and when i dont smoke for a day
all i do that day is think about hitting a bong, haha.

 

I'd like to try this... see how it is

 

i have been addicted to marijuana.
to the point where after an 8 hour period without it i would get VERY emotional. i have been brought to tears for no apparent reason. i cant remember which thread it was, but i go into detail about this.

but now i understand when alot of users talk about moderation.... it is how i will use marijuana once i get off of probation, and had used it that way for a few months befor i got on...

 

i dont belive marijuana is as addicting as it is habit forming... when u just get used to doing it every day, its just a bitch when you cant smoke..

 

most people who do it every day will eventually get bored and quit at least for some time, when it isn't readily available

 

I think it's as addictive as anything else in the world. Anything can be addictive, some people have addictive personalities and I think the context of the illegality of it, and the dirty stigma in society attached to smoking marijuana. I think the fact that it is unacceptable makes it that people feel like they need to quit.

I also think the other things that people consume along with marijuana intensifies it's affects and the person's physiology and that increases their chances of feeling addicted to it.

For instance for some people it makes them unmotivated and for others it makes them very motivated. I think that deals more with the other things that are already going on with that person and you bring some ganja into the system and it mixes things up.

People gorge on sugar when they have the munchies, and yeah I think that affects a ton of things. Sugar has to be one the most addictive substances on earth.

 

i think it's not really that you get addicted

things just get boring when you're not high

"this would be so much better if i were high"

i mean, you're not gonna go out and steal or kill to get some weed to make things better

know'm sayin'?

 

there's a thread here where someone says they stole some kid's weed. though that might be because they were assholes, not addicted

 

a normal person that just likes to smoke weed wouldn't steal it

that's fucked up, goes against the commandments, man

 

Man, I've known alot of people who have stolen weed from other people, and most alcoholics I've known don't steal to buy their alcohol, but they're still alcoholics.

 

okay, well I wouldn't steal weed

i know that for sure

even if i was fiendin' like crazy




although i guess if i go back to my early years, pinchin' weed from the 'rents sorta happened often, but i think of that differently, lol, you're parents just owe ya

 

^^ haha ive definetly never stolen any weed myself, and id fuckin hate it if someone stole from me...