Is Marijuana Addiction Possible and Should We Legalize It?

November 24, 2016

Whether or not you can develop an addition to marijuana has been a hot topic of debate in the online recovery community lately. In fact, members have recently been discussing it more recently on on our free drug addiction and recovery discussion forum. Is marijuana addiction a real phenomenon? What is the difference between cannabis and marijuana? Is marijuana even a drug or is it just a plant? Can you become dependent on marijuana? What’s the difference between addiction and dependence? Should marijuana be legalized and does it contain medical value? What are the short-term and long-term affects of marijuana? Is smoking marijuana a big deal? After all, it’s not heroin and it won’t kill me, right? There are a whole lot of questions surrounding the topic of marijuana and whether or not you can become addicted to it. This article addresses and answers a lot of these questions and more.

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Marijuana: Is Weed Conducive to Recovery and Sobriety?

June 7, 2016

Category:Marijuana Addiction / Withdrawal Symptoms

Marijuana, also referred to as weed, pot, etc. is still considered a mind altering substance. It is also still illegal in most states. In rare instances, it may be prescribed for Glaucoma and/or other medical conditions in some states where it is legal to do so. In those cases, we do not consider using weed for medical purposes being unclean or living in addiction. These particular circumstances also supports recovery.

Recreational use of marijuana is something completely different. While we put marijuana in a different category than harder drugs like heroin, opiates, cocaine, benzodiazepines, etc. marijuana simply isn’t good for you nor is it healthy. It also feeds upon addictive behaviors.

This heroin and recovery community compares marijuana to alcohol though there are clearly some differences. People can become addicted to weed just like they can become addicted to alcohol. People who drink socially and even have the occasional glass of wine with …