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Originally Posted by PanTheMan
There are adverse effects to anything not done in moderation. 'Stoners' are unreliable. So are Alcoholics. You use the term incessant. that is the key.
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Inability to stop once started on a run, or inability to stop despite serious negative life effects, perhaps. But "incessant" is not the key.
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Some people will always go over the edge. It hapens with any addiction. Addiction to pot is purely a mental addiction rather than chemical. And it is rare. There are FAR more alcoholics which is BOTH physically and mentally addictive than stoners out there.
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Except that once the physical withdrawal from alcohol/meth/heroin/benzos/etc. stops, you STILL have the disease of addiction, same as any pot smoker. The physical aspect of it has a smaller connection than you might think. Why is it so hard to quit smoking? It certainly isn't the physical withdrawals -- you're over that in three days.
I don't think the case is closed on pot being a "purely mental" addiction. And honey, pot addiction is NOT rare. Not at all.