Medical Marijuana--

[Chernabog]

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.

Inability to stop once started on a run, or inability to stop despite serious negative life effects, perhaps. But "incessant" is not the key.

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.

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.