DSM 5 may classify Marijuana as an addictive substance.

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This is what my father learned in a recent seminar.

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That's stupid, because it isn't.

why? because you say so?
The suggesting that it be classified as Marijuana comes from research just to let you know.

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That's stupid, because it isn't.

why? because you say so?
The suggesting that it be classified as Marijuana comes from research just to let you know.

No, because it's a fact that for most people, cannabis is not addictive.

In my opinion I think a lot of individuals who support Marijuana often overstate the validity of their assertions. For example the other day someone posted an article that suggested that there is no link between Marijuana and psychosis. After reading this article I requested to see if it was peer reviewed or not, but i never got a response. Thus I had to do some research on my own, and apparently the psychosis/Marijuana link is more debatable than what was posted in this forum.

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I'll note the "may" in the title.  I'll also point out that 70% of the DSM-V members have "close ties" to the pharmaceutical industry.  cite

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if you can't think of at least two reasons why they would be afraid of legalized weed then you're not trying very hard.

hypothetically Bob Woodward may have been Biased against quakers, but at the end of the day people only cared about what Nixon did.

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wow so it looks like half of the people in this thread think that i am arguing against legalization. I am simply stating that Marijuana is most likely an addictive substance.

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I'll note the "may" in the title.  I'll also point out that 70% of the DSM-V members have "close ties" to the pharmaceutical industry.  cite

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if you can't think of at least two reasons why they would be afraid of legalized weed then you're not trying very hard.

hypothetically Bob Woodward may have been Biased against quakers, but at the end of the day people only cared about what Nixon did.

ahhhh, now I see why you think you never lose an argument. 

Enjoy your time here.

Scapegoating Bias is pretty stupid,and usually avoids the crux of any claim.

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Most of the people I know who habitually smoke marijuana are... pretty pathetic people. But you know, I'm pretty sure they'd be just as pathetic without the drug.

Anyway, I don't know why people are so terrified of weed. It's not dangerous, especially when enjoyed in moderation. Talking about it as being addictive is ridiculous and counter productive, especially when compared to drugs like crack and heroin that ARE dangerously addictive.

The reason why we'll never win the "war on drugs" is because those against drugs are typically so intellectually dishonest that kids will never believe a word y'all say. You do realize how many people just laugh the whole way through DARE, right?

I don't really care that is addictive.

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wow so it looks like half of the people in this thread think that i am arguing against legalization. I am simply stating that Marijuana is most likely an addictive substance.

As a former heavy user, it's not addictive. I don't know how many more people have to tell you that.

About the DSM; the day I take it seriously, is the day I believe psychiatry is a science, which it's not. It also happens to be the day pigs fly in a frozen hell.

appeal to self fallacy.
I have smoked and I think it can be addictive, but I wont use my self as evidence because statistical,double blind studies, and so forth are better.

Psychiatry is a Social Science but advances in the field over the past 40 years have made it more scientific.

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wow so it looks like half of the people in this thread think that i am arguing against legalization. I am simply stating that Marijuana is most likely an addictive substance.

As a former heavy user, it's not addictive. I don't know how many more people have to tell you that.

About the DSM; the day I take it seriously, is the day I believe psychiatry is a science, which it's not. It also happens to be the day pigs fly in a frozen hell.

Tbh I'm amazed there is anyone - except psychiatrists - who takes the DSM seriously.

The DSM is a good reference book, but in the end experience in the field is the best thing.

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It is addictive Psychologically but not Physically.

How so?

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The DSM has strict criteria but i am sure it would have been fun to be conducting a double blind experiment.