Medical Marijuana--

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

But while academic distinctions on the exact nature of an addiction don't particularly console an individual and those they affect, when you're talking about larger effects and policy-making, it does matter. It matters that as a populace, we are significantly more likely to become addicted to heroin, cocaine, alcohol, etc. than marijuana. When you're talking about determining societal risk, as well as planning resources for how to address addiction problems, it's important to understand those differences and account for them. It's important to know that you're going to need a lot more methadone clinics than marijuana addiction counselors.

I'm not sure that a physical addiction (alcohol, heroin, etc) is one that is "more likely" to happen than a "mental addiction" (gambling, pot, sex etc). If there was real concern about physical addictions in policy making, alcohol would not be legal.