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A 5 page paper which examines whether marijuana is physically addictive, psychologically addictive or both. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"cool" to smoke pot. Popular celebrities like the Beatles and the Maharajah Mahesh Yogi made no secret of their marijuana use. Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary publicly celebrated the
ways in which marijuana supposedly heightened perceptions and human experiences. Soon, it became fashionable particularly for young people to "turn on" to the effects of marijuana. While still
regarded as an illegal substance, it remains a popular choice because of the common belief that marijuana is not an addictive drug, as is cocaine, heroin, alcohol and nicotine.
Therefore, the rationale has long been that users can indulge in the "high times" marijuana provides without any concerns about physical and/or psychological dependence. But is this an accurate
assumption? In order to gain a better understanding its possible addictive aspects, it is important to answer the question: What exactly is marijuana? It is a derivative of the
female Cannabis sativa plant, and its primary psychoactive agent is [delta]-9- tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611). Marijuana can be either ingested or smoked, but most
users prefer the latter, in either cigarette ("joint") or pipe form. The typical joint usually contains somewhere between .5 and 1 g of cannabis, and up to 2-3 mgs
can induce pleasurable effects for the occasional marijuana user (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611). Marijuana can produce intensive feelings of happiness or relaxation, can also influence perceptions, make
time appear to stand still, and intensify such experiences of eating, drinking or listening to music (Hall and Solowij, 1998). It also seems to significantly reduce social anxiety, and
users have expressed feeling euphoric or talkative in situations that would have might have ordinarily made them feel uncomfortable (Hall and Solowij, 1998). While these sensations entice marijuana smoking,
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