The link I provided shows you are wrong. I have about 75 more.
Prove it.
Dear
TNHarley and
TooTall
I think you both need to be more specific.
The dependence/addictive condition of
coffee is "not the same" as with alcohol,
tobacco, or marijuana.
You can get addicted and dependent on coffee
and it isn't the same as the issue with marijuana.
You are like arguing if wine and water are both wet, instead of arguing about the alcohol content that is the distinguishing factor.
You don't get addicted to pot. Caffeine is mind altering. Just the way it is
And pot doesn't make people kill themselves. That is ridiculous
Cannabis is a
hallucinogen and comes from a plant named Cannabis sativa. Its active ingredient is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
http://www.nd.gov.hk/text/en/public/pdf/udap_cannabis.pdf
Caffeine is a central nervous system
stimulant.
I know it is but it doesn't cause people to kill themselves. Pot isn't LSD. They even say the reason a lot of people don't get high the first time they smoke is because they were anticipating more than they got. Like the weed actually let them down.. They were high but they couldn't tell.
Caffeine is mind altering, PERIOD. That's why they tell recovering junkies/abusers not to drink it. For some it helps with the cravings, but for some it causes relapse.
Regular caffeine use actually alters your brains chemical make up.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/04/caffeine.aspx
This Is How Your Brain Becomes Addicted to Caffeine | Science | Smithsonian
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"When cannabis is smoked, the active ingredient (THC) rapidly enters the blood stream and is quickly carried to the brain. The effect is generally more intense and shorter than when cannabis is taken orally. After taking the drug
, the gloomy depressed mood may be worsened rather than be removed. After the first few puffs, people:
become more relaxed and physically inactive, become talkative, laugh easily and feel less inhibited. Sometimes become more inward looking. Experience changes - the perception of time goes slower - the perception of space, perspectives and distances becomes distorted - the senses become sharper, have reduced concentration and impaired memory and judgement, show reduced ability to process information or perform complicated activities like driving a car or using machinery, show inability to balance, especially when standing, have a more rapid heart rate, increased appetite, dryness of mouth and throat, reddening of the eyes and drowsiness, feeling of confusion and anxiety
More severe symptoms sometimes arise with regular heavy use. These might be: depression and extreme suspicion of others nervousness, irritability and short temper, bronchitis. Conjunctivitis, endocrine disorder."