huntcc02

I was just reading the article on the main page about the siezure of 2 tons of hashish, and the article said that it was a narcotic. people got pissed because they said that pot isn't a narcotic. However, the definition of narcotic is: "An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain. " Now I know you are going to argue that pot isn't addictive, but it is slightly, so other than that, I don't see how it differs. Can someone clarify this for me?

Herb Ninja

Caffeine fits the description better in my mind. I don't believe marijuana is exactly an addictive drug.

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noyerva4u

i second that

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Ross

People often argue that although marijuana is not physically addictive, it is mentally addictive. I disagree with this argument. I agree that people can become mentally addicted to marijuana, but it is that person's psyche and not the marijuana itself, that causes the addiction.

kumar

How can we know that for sure how do u not know the mj is influencing that persons way of thinking

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EeJay

"Narcotic" doesn't necessarily have to refer to addiction. See this link from dictionary.com

http://dictionary.com/search?q=narcotic&db=*

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gdman420

Marijuana is definatly not a narcotic:

and:

It is not an addictive drug, and it is nearly imposible to administer a toxic does. It can relive pain, making it a non-narcotic pain reliver.

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EeJay

A single hit is still toxic.

gdman420

Not toxic enough to kill. Besides, if you eat it, it's not toxic at all. I belive that prohibitionist use the word narcotic to make people fear mj, I could be wrong though.

These drugs like opium, atropine, and cocain are not like marijuana. They can kill in very small doeses if one is not careful. One could also become addicted to opium and coke quickly and withdrawls are difficult.

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EeJay

You said not toxic, I said it was, now you say not toxic enough to kill...

I was just saying it so people wouldn't be misinformed and think marijauna isn't toxic, when something like that could determine whether someone chooses to smoke or not.