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Well the point is, the majority of people don't have problems with weed, while there is many problems with alcohol, why not prevent that? I know it's the typical weed vs alcohol thing i'm bringing up, but seriously. and I agree with the person who posted awhile up about this person possibly trolling.
 
FFS. This person is not trolling - they are part of a registered organisation here in Australia. Why do they have one post? Because they are legitimately looking for responses to their question and are not interested in engaging in social small-talk on the ins and outs of marijuana or other drugs for that matter.

The Winner - I thought you said you were done.

And to say that no-one has a problem quitting pot is just incredibly naive. Many people have problems and need/want to quit for a variety of reasons. Many find it difficult - but my own theory is that it has more to do with developed habits, peer pressure and possibly mixing with tobacco (especially here in Australia).

I honestly don't know why i'm defending Sally seeing i'm dead against her organisation on the grounds that i've outlined in earlier posts, but the inane responses are making us stoners look like complete brain dead fuckwits. If you have nothing intelligent to add then just ignore this thread.
 
I decided i'm not done, but I'm still not going to argue..

Well here in canada, nobody I know mixes their weed with tobacco because that is straight up gross. And I have never seen somebody have troubles quitting weed, I've had several friends that didn't want to smoke anymore because they were spending too much money- and bam. Stopped smoking, and they did just that, stopped smoking. From my personal experience nobody has had a problem quitting.

PS- I'm not arguing, i'm justifying myself.
 
Their methodology is flawed and I would not be surprised if it was deliberate. Notice how they implicately did not ask for the input of ex-regular smokers that had success quitting the first time they tried. For doing a real, intellectually honest study and not propaganda, that would be essential for finding the truth.
 
The Winner!! said:
Well here in canada, nobody I know mixes their weed with tobacco because that is straight up gross.
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i'm from bc and i know plenty of locals who loves to smoke spliff (including me) =D
it's the best buzz than weed alone. most likely you are 12 and don't smoke cig.

lol @ you got owned 1st in this thread :\
 
i wish b/l was regarded on the internets as a non biased, friendly place to get information on any drug.

its good fun on the webs to use mad skillz and pwn, but i have come to appreciate that on blue light at least, an OP that is appears sincere and genuine should initially be responded to in a similair vein.

this will enable debate, and should the OP be revealed as a lolcow then yeah go ahead & milk her for teh lulz

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Their methodology is flawed and I would not be surprised if it was deliberate. Notice how they implicately did not ask for the input of ex-regular smokers that had success quitting the first time they tried. For doing a real, intellectually honest study and not propaganda, that would be essential for finding the truth.
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Not if the aim of the study is to find out ways to help people who have trouble quitting. Its directed at those indivduals- the purpose of the study is not to determine whether pot is addictive or not.
 
lol. i thought this was a 'real' person asking for help and i thought instantly - 'er...you just quit. it's non-addictive"

that said, i say 'fuck you' to the guy who said immediately ' fuck you' to the OP. cannabis has very strong and powerful dark side. you can become habituated to it like anything, but unlike chocolate and tea, it can make you insane. im not schitzo but weed confuses me like nothing. i smoked daily for 7 years, and whenever i quit for even a week i feel like i can acatually RELY ON MY OWN BRAIN. it is absolutely a harmful drug to most people, because most people dont use it as a medicine or occasional inebriant, but as a crutch to avoid their problem - as such it is potentially very harmful.

the only prevention is to simply not do it. it is not a drug that reaches into a level of physical illness/addiction like cocaine or heroin. so to the OP too, fuck you. fuck you, fuck you AND you :D

also, more seriously again, to swilow - i think anytime you say 'you need help quitting' to someone, it is like saying 'you have no power of your own.' which is basically saying, 'you will never quit because thou art weak.'
 
swilow said:
Not if the aim of the study is to find out ways to help people who have trouble quitting. Its directed at those indivduals- the purpose of the study is not to determine whether pot is addictive or not.
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If that was the aim, then what better source of information could there be than people who have successfully quit?
 
^exactly, who needs biased statistics when you have word of mouth

swilow said:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih[B].gov[/B]/pubmed/12831997

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih[B].gov[/B]

If one takes the time to briefly search, the evidence for cannabis being mildly addicitve well outweighs the negative. Its addictive.
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lol swilow breaks out information from government resources, the same people who said that MDMA causes Parkinson's disease
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As it stands, the only site I really believe in (sometimes) is Erowid's informational pages (not trip reports). That is beside the point though, you can find any number of sites arguing for either side.

Even if her intentions were good, she must have known she would meet hostility in this community. The topic of addiction is a touchy one.... Anything can be abused to the point of addiction, like caffine or exercise or such.

I honestly think she knew she would "stir the pot," and if she didn't see that coming then she shouldn't be allowed on the internet. Purposefully stirring the pot translates to trolling for me.

I've seen some intelligent answers and some very dumb ones, welcome to the human race. There are a lot of both people out there, we should probably learn to deal with them here... PLUR and all that ;)

Aside from that, I don't see this thread going many places besides downhill. Like we've done in countless, ummm.... controversial threads, let it die
 
Cannabis is hardly addicting.....

Honestly if your addicted to cannabis, never touch any other drug with any addiction potential at all, even Tylenol #3's.... Or you will find yourself sucking dick in a back alley for a fix before you know it....

We can quit, we just would rather not.... If given a reason to quit, like a drug test for a job or we get arrested and put on probation, we generally survive just fine....

The only symptoms that really appear in some people after long term use and cessation is possibly loss of apetite, and difficulty sleeping.... there is no "i need a hit!!!! JUST ONE! *pulls hair out and scratches skin furiously*"

If your going to try to help people addicted to something, pick another drug that actually has people trying to quit because they have a problem....
 
I'm with swillow here, cannabis is addictive. There really isn't any valid argument against that. Saying that cannabis is addictive is not in any way equivalent to saying it's a horrible, demon plant that will rape the innocence of America's youth.

When I say cannabis is addictive, I only mean that using cannabis regularly will sometimes form a habit so strongly embedded in someone's lifestyle and social circle, that it will prove difficult to discontinue use.

I feel confident saying that everyone on Bluelight knows someone or a group of people that smoke every single day, all day. Does anyone really think that those people can just suddenly stop smoking cannabis, with no difficulty or negative side effects? When you have a drug that is basically a boredom killer, and shows no negative side effects with frequent use, it's going to be really hard to stop for some people.

Think about it, say you smoke every day after work with all of your friends and then you guys go on to do whatever activities the night holds. One day you decide to quit. You clock out and drive home prepared to relax and hang with friends, but they're all going to be smoking, and you've ALWAYS smoked with them. In my experience, it's pretty easy to give in when that happens.
 
of course its addictive. it increases seratonin levels and most importantly dopamine. and the act of smoking is an incredibly addictive one. not to mention the tobacco that many people, including myself, put in their joints.
 
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Think about it, say you smoke every day after work with all of your friends and then you guys go on to do whatever activities the night holds. One day you decide to quit. You clock out and drive home prepared to relax and hang with friends, but they're all going to be smoking, and you've ALWAYS smoked with them. In my experience, it's pretty easy to give in when that happens.
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That just means you lack discipline. If you have problem quitting smoking Cannabis, then you lack discipline and self control. Especially in social situations with your peers. Your scenario has nothing to do with pot itself being addicting but rather the user.

Cosmic Charlie that girl you knew, is not addicted to weed, she's just a whore bag.

People keep repeating themselves on the side that claims Cannabis is addicting. No, it's not. Anything can be addicting, if you develop a habit for it on a daily basis and you lack self will or self control. Then you will obviously have a problem. Down to people who need to have ice cream or a piece of cake every night.

ControlDenied that doesn't necessarily make it addictive. The act of someone enjoying smoking, and it bringing pleasure to that person. Doesn't make the act of smoking, addictive itself. Unless we're talking about nicotine here. Obviously if you alter your body in some way everyday, wherein this substance increases your serotonin and dopamine levels daily for a long period of time. Then one day you decide not to, your body and brain is going to react in some way. This is inevitable. It doesn't mean you're going to physically require to smoke to alleviate what ever feeling you're getting. It just means, your body got used to something and now it's gone.

Plenty of people smoked for long periods of time, then one day just stop. I'm one of them. I went from smoking about 3.5 grams, sometimes more a day. Then one day just stopped, cold turkey without a problem. For 7 months nonetheless. It's not difficult by any means. This isn't Crack/Cocaine, Heroin, or Benzos we're talking about here.

I feel like some of you are taking the "It is addictive side" just so you can be different, and not because you want to be logical...
 
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