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Would we have anyone left to run for president - if they truely enforced this law ???

From Marijuana Addiction.Info:

Marijuana addiction is a phenomenon experienced by more than 150,000 individuals each year who enter treatment for their proclaimed addiction to marijuana. Marijuana addiction is characterized as compulsive, often uncontrollable marijuana craving, seeking, and use, even when the individual knows that marijuana use is not in his best interest. Marijuana addiction could be defined as chronically making the firm decision not to use marijuana followed shortly by a relapse due to experiencing overwhelming compulsive urges to use marijuana despite the firm decision not to. This contradiction is characteristic of an addiction problem.

Symptoms of Marijuana Addiction:

Marijuana tolerance:
Either need for markedly increased amounts of marijuana to achieve intoxication, or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of marijuana.

Greater use of marijuana than intended:
Marijuana taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.
Unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control marijuana use.
A great deal of time spent in using marijuana.
Marijuana use causing a reduction in social, occupational or recreational activities.

Continued marijuana use despite knowing it will cause significant problems.

Marijuana is both emotionally and mentally addictive. Once an individual becomes addicted to marijuana it develops into part of who they believe themselves to be. Avoiding their friends who do not use, the addict will gravitate to others that do. Marijuana is a topic that is always on their mind, whe

From Marijuan Addiction.Info:

Marijuana addiction is a phenomenon experienced by more than 150,000 individuals each year who enter treatment for their proclaimed addiction to marijuana. Marijuana addiction is characterized as compulsive, often uncontrollable marijuana craving, seeking, and use, even when the individual knows that marijuana use is not in his best interest. Marijuana addiction could be defined as chronically making the firm decision not to use marijuana followed shortly by a relapse due to experiencing overwhelming compulsive urges to use marijuana despite the firm decision not to. This contradiction is characteristic of an addiction problem.

Symptoms of Marijuana Addiction:

Marijuana tolerance:
Either need for markedly increased amounts of marijuana to achieve intoxication, or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of marijuana.
Greater use of marijuana than intended:
Marijuana taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.
Unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control marijuana use.
A great deal of time spent in using marijuana
Marijuana use causing a reduction in social, occupational or recreational activities.

So every one knows. I placed Marijuana Addiction.info in my search bar. What I got was a for profit addiction treatment company. Not surprised they said what they said. Seek the truth Ivyman, not advertisements.

Cerainly, this is an organization which considers ANY drug use as abuse. As I said in my post, "Responsible Adults 21yrs of age or older". Not 12yr old children. 21 and older. I have 40yrs of experience with cannabis to call on. I also have 50yrs of experience with NICOTINE addiction to know what addiction truly is. Marijuana is no more addictive than caffien, should we put all coffee drinkers in jail?

Don't know if someone who has smoked something for FORTY years, is really in an position to say something isn't addicative.

Tell me this, WHY do you have to smoke it for 40 years (provided you are not in serious pain from an major illness)? The mere fact you need to smoke it for that long (to what relax, etc) indicates that YOU could be addicated. You know its illegal and yet you keep doing it, non-addicated people tend not to do that.

http://www.indiana.edu/~adic/effects.html
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/Drug_Guide/Heroin
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Marijuana

If you are thinking of the debunked "Gateway" theory, check out these sites. Which drug most fits as a "Gateway"?

I provided you with information from two organizations regarding the addictive nature of marijuana. As I expected, you denied the validity of the information without providing any information from an independent source to demonstrate that the information that I provided you was inaccurate.

You state: "No one I know has ever had a problem with withdrawl (sic) symptoms."

It can reasonably be inferred from this statement that many of your friends also smoke marijuana. If many of your friends smoke marijuana, that is one of the warning signs that you are addicted.

You are not going to accept any information from any source that conflicts with your desire to smoke marijuana.

You can continue to deny that you are addicted to marijuana, but the fact is you are addicted.

For the sake of argument lets say that cannabis is addictive. Lets say that I am a cannabis "junkie". What HARM has this addiction caused me? I have never been arrested because of my "addiction". In fact the only time in my life I was arrested was for DRUNK and disorderly, being loud and abusive, and fighting with other people,1968. So much for me EVER drinking alcohol again. I have never had an automobile accident because I was driving while stoned, responsible adult, I don't toke and drive, more than I can say for when I DRANK. I have never suffered an injury because I was stoned, more than I can say for when I was DRUNK. Aside from possession of cannabis I have not commited a single criminal act in 40yrs. Why does the local, state, and federal government want to give me a criminal record? I don't know. Do you?

"Don't know if someone who has smoked something for FORTY years, is really in an position to say something isn't addicative."

Agreed. And I find that hardcore stoners like this can only talk about ONE thing...getting stoned.