Is Cannabis Addictive?

[Mickie31]

For the majority of human history cannabis has been legal. Classed as a natural plant it was thought to cause no harm. Cannabis contains more than 400 chemicals and contains more tar than tobacco. More and more people need medical assistance because of using cannabis and it affects people both physically and psychologically. Although alcohol and tobacco are the most popular drugs cannabis follows a close third. Cannabis as well as being harmful has been proved that it can help certain medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Cannabis has been closely linked with lung cancer amongst other risk factors. Children as young as 8 are being targeted by drug dealers across the Country and children are falling into drug dealer’s traps bringing cannabis into schools and targeting other youths. Cannabis has been classed as a depressant drug that can cause psychosis.

My question about cannabis is do you think it is addictive and why? If you don’t think it is addictive please say and explain why you don’t think it is addictive.

Personally I think it is addictive. At one stage in my life I could not function without it and felt that it was helping my moods however what I did not realise is that it was making my moods worse.

[SageMother]

I don't think cannabis is actually addictive, but I think people can be convinced they are addicted to it.

[justjoy]

I, too, am unclear as to whether or not cannabis is physically addictive. I do think that it is very clearly psychologically addictive. And, given all the recent studies about the impact cannabis has on one, the argument would lend itself to including physical addiction too.

[steppysteph]

I think anything that you take in frequently will in the end become addicting. It's something that you would like to have even if you don't really need it.

[Mickie31]

I know you don't believe that cannabis is addictive but, if you spoke to my husband he would disagree. He suffered physical addiction when he gave up cannabis. He got sweaty, angry and shaky. He was lethargic and irritable all the time. Giving up cannabis myself I found many withdrawal effects and that I would have to say cannabis definately is addictive. I would love it if there were others who had actually taken cannabis and given it up to speak out here. Thanks for all your opinions though this is what the site is for so we can share opinions.

[tater03]

My problem with it mainly is where this is at there is usually other drugs around. I just know growing up it started out with pot and then before you knew it was either laced with something else or another drug was going around the party.

[Kitten]

To my knowledge, the substance itself is not physically addictive....the body doesn't become dependent on it like many other drugs. It can definitely become mentally addictive, though, as people become more and more emotionally or mentally reliant on their habit/pot use.

[trick-r-treat]

Well, I don't know too many people who smoke it just "once in a while", so it must be addictive. The ones that I know that smoke it, smoke it a lot!

[Green-Moo]

I think that it can be addictive, but I don't agree that all users will become addicts any more than I think that everyone who enjoys a beer will become an alcoholic.

[KyleMyers]

I don't care Cannabis despite having smoking it a good few times, I do crave Nicotine. There's no reason for it to be illegal while nicotine and alcohol are still legal. It doesn't make any sense, if it is addictive it's FAR less addictive than either of these.