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I never said that (what you call) "chronic" marijuana use was harmless--I said marijuana use isn't ADDICTIVE. I, of all people, can testify to this, because I smoke marijuana. I can go for weeks--& even MONTHS w/o smoking it, & it doesn't faze me in the least....& out of all of the people I'm met over the 28 yrs that I've enjoyed marijuana, I haven't met one single person--NOT ONE!--who suffers from any kind of withdrawal symptoms whatsoever when they go w/o smoking it. It's that simple.

However, I DO know what drug addiction is all about, because I used to be addicted to nicotine. I was a cigarette smoker (25 cigarettes a day) for about 19 years, & I quit just a little over 2 years ago. The quitting process was pure hell: it took 4 months for me to get to where I felt like I fully broke my addiction to nicotine. My sleeping pattern was throw totally out of kilter, I suffered headaches, dizziness, stomach cramps, & what I call "the shakes".

Oh, yeah.....about using the word "chronic"--I'm not into the gangland rap style (I despise it, actually), but like them I consider that word to be a POSITIVE thing--it's just another name for pot...it's what we use to show respect for God's green herb.

I haven't met one single person--NOT ONE!--who suffers from any kind of withdrawal symptoms whatsoever when they go w/o smoking it. It's that simple.

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I did. I felt awful for months.

That said nicotine and alcohol are worse and much more available.

So, marijuana use isn't addictive 1) because you say so (and you have 28 years of experience in the matter so you should know), 2) because your friends who smoke marijuana say so and, 3) because you don't know anyone who is.

Yep, I think we can expect honest answers from that group, don't you? More accurate than any national survey done by a reputable agency. Like any one of your friends is going to say that he has a problem with marijuana?

You realize, of course, that most people stop smoking marijuana in their early 30's. Those who can stop, that is.

I too smoked MJ ...daily (chronic) for about 10 years.

I did not mean to infer that you meant anything other than the fact that I was making the statement that folks who smoke weed off and on all day for most of their lives have eneded up stymied in my view. They seem stuck where they started and watch life and all the good stuff roll by them.

There are exceptions to this and I'm sure someone will come along and point that out to me.

I think weed enhances delusiuonal perceptions of the reality of how one's life is going. The ability to rationalize procrastination or lack of effort is enhanced for starters.

Again, this applies to folks who smoke a lot and usually those who started young and stuck with it.

Btw....you seem very defensive.

I agree that weed is not physically addictive. It is somewhat psychologically addictive or habitually attractive. I have seen folks go thru a lot of frenzied effort (more than they would normally expend on anything) to get more herb when they are running low. Nothing like a tweaker or crackhead but they wanted to find some herb pretty bad nonetheless.

Nicotine is addictive. It does not create the psychological problems inherent in drug abuse. It is very hard to quit...and it can and probably will....kill the user if they never stop.

However, comparative analysis between marijuana and nicotine does not detract from my observation that anything more than quite casual marijauana use inhibits life.