Are hemp flowers (CBD) addictive?

[Deleted member 544906]

Having been addicted to cannabis years ago, I had to stop because of the anxiety it provoked (anxiety attacks). With the arrival of CBD flowers on the market, and the increase in their qualities, I found myself harboring similar (but less serious) attitudes with them and a certain craving.

How common is this?

I have the impression that in these flowers, there are all the classic cannabis compounds, except THC (present in small quantities). But are we really sure that it's only THC that causes addiction? To what extent does the entourage effect, along with the other cannanbinoids and terpenes, play a part in this?

 

[CavernsoftheMind]

I have some craving for them, too.
I'd say it's just habit forming.
Pretty much the same I crave for an Earl Gray tea in the morning. I like the taste & the subtle effect it has on me. If I don't get it, it's fine.

Don't think it's due to the CB2 receptor agonism & more having to do with the pleasure of smoking & tasting it.
Also with the rememberance of how it used to be with THC buds.
Maybe the Nucleus accumbens still remembers that weed = a fun high in former THC addicts.

 

[Egzoset]

...are we really sure that it's only THC that causes addiction?

The word « addiction » implies co-morbidity, as for alcohol. Have you ever witnessed addiction to alcohol?

 

[Didgital]

How common is this?

Being able to change your feelings with an external drug is addictive in itself. Cannabis isn't addictive. The ability to change your feelings to a known state is whats addictive.

That said CBD is not even psychoactive and while it is bioactive, I've never heard of a single person talking about withdrawls...

I've made thousands of kilos of CBD at this point..

 

[Egzoset]

Cannabis isn't addictive. The ability to change your feelings to a known state is whats addictive.

Yes, this nuanced definition sounds much more realistic. It also implies that cannabis consumers must assume responsability for their own choices, including those leading to a sequence of other decisions until some bad move is made, which typically begins with a combination of initiating age, 3rd-party influences, consumption method and ritual IMO. Although we still can't really invoke the concept of co-morbidity it's clear too many young persons enter a spiral that proves gradually detrimental to their own health and well-being, like when artificial economic pressures push them to prefer monster clouds over a proper eating diet, etc.

That said CBD is not even psychoactive and while it is bioactive, I've never heard of a single person talking about withdrawls...

That remark sure gave me a good laugh.