You know,i'm really dying to try some weed,i mean i'm 30 years old next month man,can't go through life having not tried this,damn i need to find a trustworthy supplier asap.

Studies Show Marijuana Has 'Therapeutic Value'; Research Reported to California Legislature
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 152331.htm

Cannabis should definetely in my opinion be legalised and especially offered as a medicinal treatment for people with chronic pain.I think it is only a matter of time,in the UK anyway before it does become legal,or at least available as a 'medicine'.If Gordon Brown wants to be re-elected,he should state this as one of his policies eh?..

I have been self medicating with marijuana every day for the passed 17 years.

Don't let anyone fool you and tell you that it is not addictive. I have become completely psychologically and emotionally addicted to it. At the moment, it has control of my life.

There are alot of great things in this world, but nothing is good, when done to the extreme.

At 30 years old, personally, I think you should go smoke a joint. You will probably get sick and wonder what all of the fuss was about.

As far as legalization.. I am with you all the way. It is a huge waste of taxpayers money to have this natural plant illegal.

The problem with legalization is 'roadside testing'. Believe me, I am fine to drive a car after a few reefers, but I sure wouldn't want to run into my 18 year old self high on the road.

Thanks m8,sorry to hear you have a strong attatchment to cannabis.Yeah moderation in life really is the key eh m8?.

Marijuana is addictive if you start at a young age (mid-late teens) and continue to do it everyday for over a year or two...then your hooked.
I really can't say anything bad about it tho, it is very theriputic and it won't screw up your day or responsibilities if you want to get something done.

Dr Jones, have you seen American Beauty? You will be like Kevin Spacys character after the weed liberates him

Yeah m8,American Beauty,one of my all time favourite films,i have a strong feeling that i would be EXACTLY like his character in that movie,which i think would be kinda fun.
If i ever get some weed,i'll let you know.

it is addictive & therapeutic. a gift from nature. to be used wisely by well informed adults like any other mood altering substance.

just try it on a day off. the first time is usually such an euphoric experience that you wouldn't want any "serious business" that needs to be done that day, you might blow it off

after trying it a couple times then you can decide whether it's an everyday thing with your morning coffee, or once in a blue moon, or never etc.

everyone is different.

i smoke often, because i love marijuana

to be unbaised though, i know some folks who have tried multiple times and always hated it. a sort of a paranoia set in from it. like i said, everyone is different.

i smoke a lot of weed. every day for over twenty years, more or less.
i don't consider myself psychotic, but then how can one be sure?
certainly, i have addictive personality traits. but those also apply to chocolate.
and beer.

weed is not addictive, like other drugs. Going without weed may not make a person happy for a bit, but it is not like having withdraws from other substances.

If your weed dried up and you went without it for a couple months, it would not bother you at all. It is an enjoyable habit, like cigarettes, people like to use it. However if you really had to quit for some reason it is much easier to get off then you imagine.

obviously doing anything for 10+ years becomes a big habit. breaking any big habit will be hard just because you did it so long, however it is not impossible.

Mary Jane wasn't addictive for me...I've gone for weeks, months, and even years without smoking....Kinda like a mood...I'll smoke for a bit then quit...I may not smoke again for a year or I may smoke again next week. I like to think of it as a fine wine....I like fine wines, but I have to be in the mood for wine. I do find that I do smoke a bit more often when I'm under stress...maybe thats the psychological addiction part....but physical addiction...no way! I've never experienced any "adverse affects" from quiting...no D.T.'s or anything like that.

As far as legalization....A definite must! I live in Kentucky...and though we don't advertise it, Marijuana is a main cash crop. There are many valleys and "tucked away" spots that make perfect zones for growing...I once knew a family that had been growing m.j. for 5 generations. They got their start, backed by the U.S. government, growing hemp and M.J. in WWII and never stopped. They now sell to the county sheriff, the country judge and have a few family members working within county offices pulling strings....It's a very big business in some parts of Kentucky! Its part of the culture here...legal or not...

Fire it up guys!

i'll add my 2 bits to the conversation, then....
i'm 38yo, the first time i smoked (before gym class, in 1986) i got sick as a dog. but the second time i tried (that same afternoon, right after school) i got hooked. and i kept on smoking, without a break, until last December. when i quit for good (until i change my mind, that is...). addictive? i guess, yes. but it never stopped me from doing what needed to be done (it might have delayed the process, somehow ). i loved the relaxed feeling it gave me. i gave it up when i realized that my paranoia level greatly increased right after smoking, something i had not wanted to recognize before. the first few days off the weed were hard, and i did spend a couple of night sweating my ass off in bed. but that was it. no other side effects, no withdrawal symptoms, no shakyness, no NEED to have it at all costs. it is, after all, just a fucking plant....
cigarettes, that's a whole another story.
started smoking them more or less at the same time i started weed. and gave up 16 days ago (i'm on a CLEANSING MY BODY crusade ).
now, that's fucking hard as hell. that's making me crazy. everything i do is followed by reaching into my pocket for one. eating, drinking, waking up, having an argument, feeling stressed, stepping out of the house, getting behind the wheels, even going to the bathroom...
that's addictive, the shit they put in them.

jones, listen up:
pick a day when you know you have NOTHING to do. go the the store, buy chips, ice cream, chocolates, candies, cookies and the likes. you will NEED them. call up one of your friends (you HAVE to have a friend that smokes, guaranteed) and ask him to hook you up. lock yourself in the house, alone is even better. put on some cool music (reggae is best ) or a comedy show or a funny movie. smoke a fatty. get back to us.

peace.