[sweet_diane]

"...more people are admitted to treatment for marijuana dependence than for heroin. Clearly, we can take from this that marijuana is, in fact, a dependence-fostering drug, a dependence that an increasing number of people are seeking help to address."

I would like to know how many of the people admitted to treatment for marijuana were court ordered (because they were found in possession) and how many were there due to a true addiction.

Back in my high school drug classes in the 70's we were taught that marijuana was not a physically addictive drug, that it may be psychologically addictive, but not physically...like say alcohol, heroin or coke is.

[philosofy123]

This is "junk science". Very similar to global warming! People with agenda attempt to hold on any number, even falsifies numbers to justify their case. If some wants to smoke weed, let him smoke his brain out, even subsidize the price to below cigarettes! People, it is not as dangerous as cigarettes! Once we take the profit out of drugs, the hole taboo will disappear!

[A2J]

Back in my high school drug classes in the 70's we were taught that marijuana was not a physically addictive drug, that it may be psychologically addictive, but not physically...like say alcohol, heroin or coke is.

If you would READ the article you would find that it mentions the fact that marijuana today is far more powerful than it was in your "high school drug classes in the 70's."

Knee-jerk reactions are also indicative of heavy drug use.