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Becoming a stoner: ADDICTION OR CHOICE?

Discussion in 'Marijuana Consumption Q&A' started by Messiah Decoy, Dec 22, 2012.

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  1. #1 Messiah Decoy, Dec 22, 2012
    Is being a stoner a sign of addiction or is it no different from any other lifestyle choice?
     
  2. #2 Messiah Decoy, Dec 22, 2012
    Also what's the difference between psychological addiction and choosing to stay stoned much of the time?
     
  3. #3 NeverOddOrEven., Dec 22, 2012
    Im high a lot, its a conscious choice I make. I enjoy it, you gonna call me an addict? :bongin:
     
  4. #4 PeacefulStoner, Dec 22, 2012
    I'd say yes, i am addicted. But i've been addicted to real drugs so takin a t break for months or years is nothing.
     
  5. #5 RobbeB3, Dec 22, 2012
    Addiction is the need, being a stoner is having the desire to smoke. Although stoners usually appreciate the greatness of Mary as well.
     
  6. #6 christoner, Dec 22, 2012
    I could stop tomorrow if I wanted but I choose not to.
     
  7. #7 Iluvatar, Dec 22, 2012
    Addiction and (physical)dependence are not the same thing, you can be addicted to anything..weed, a certain food, a game..

    Addiction isn't really a good word to throw around when talking about weed, since the ignorant use the word in attempt to harm the good name of cannabis
     
  8. #8 insomniasucks, Dec 22, 2012
    they are mutually exclusive
     
  9. #9 Bud The Med Toker, Dec 22, 2012
    There's times I go a while with out smoking and I guess you cld say I get that addictive personality an hour before I smoke. My only thought process is getting baked. But if I had to stop and I never knew when to start again it wldnt b a problem.
     
  10. #10 Stoner Steb, Dec 22, 2012
    I'm not physically addicted to weed, because, well weed isn't physically addictive. However, I am addicted to the 'feeling' the 'high' I get when I smoke weed, the same way somebody can be addicted to a video game or TV series. Like an above poster said, I could quit smoking weed without any physical withdrawal. Although... I would be very bored, and some anxiety issues may re-appear, so I'M NOT GONNA!
     
  11. #11 TheSchism, Dec 22, 2012

    No they aren't dude. You can be both physically dependent and psychologically addicted, easy.
     
  12. #12 thctime, Dec 22, 2012
    that's what they all say you filthy pot addict!
     
  13. #13 christoner, Dec 22, 2012
    Whoa, whoa, settle down over there man! Lol
     
  14. #14 tem4jafa, Dec 22, 2012
    it doesnt matter how much you smoke as long as you wouldnt have trouble taking a 3 month t break for a good reason
     
  15. #15 RobbeB3, Dec 22, 2012
    Lol all stoners would have a problem with that. Regardless. We could all do it if we needed to
     
  16. #16 thctime, Dec 22, 2012
    how do you think your mother would feel when she walks in on your dead body from a marijuana overdose?
     
  17. #17 christoner, Dec 22, 2012
    Lmao, I really wanna believe you're joking but one can never be too sure.
     
  18. #18 Messiah Decoy, Dec 22, 2012
    So how do you know the difference between choosing freely to do an activity often and being psychologically addicted?

    Is there a difference?
     
  19. #19 Iluvatar, Dec 22, 2012
    Even if you were psychologically addicted, it would still be a matter of free will whether or not you end up smoking. Either way you make the choice

    You can ask yourself why you made that choice, though
     
  20. #20 Tree Of Life, Dec 22, 2012
    I make the choice every time I want to smoke. If that's an addiction than holy shit, we're all addicted to almost everything. Maybe people use it as a crutch, but what's wrong with using something that helps you get through things? Basically addiction is just a word and unless you're physically dependant on a substance it's not addictive.
     
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