Is it normal that i can't live without marijuana?

1st time smoking: Ladeda! HAPPY HOUR!

10th time smoking: *paranoid voice* I hear footprints...do you hear the footprints?

Pretty much everyone self medicates in some way, with alcohol, prescription drugs, anti depressants, anti anxieties, sleeping pills, good mood increasers, Tylenol etc. And as a firm believer that marijuana is meant to be used as medicine, I see nothing wrong with "needing" marijuana, in the same way other people "need" their [prescription] meds. But if you are more addicted to the high that comes with marijuana, and feel like you can't live without your next fix, then that can start being some unhealthy addictive behavior, and you need to rethink why and how much you use it, and not let yourself do it just for the sake of being high multiple times a day.

Well I see so far commenters don't seem to know very much about cannabis. Technically it can be dangerous to use anything as medication that's not perscribed, however with issues of legality being what they are, what's a person to do?

People all around the world use weed for medicine. You vaporize as well so you're not getting the harmful effects of the smoke as nothing is being burnt. While it may be a bit of a codependant thing isn't the same to be said about people on antidepressants, or stomach pills, or any kind of medicine that you'd be worse off without? Just because one is illegal and psychoactive doesn't change the medicinal value of it.

I also use weed to medicate. I have acid reflux disease and a failing galbladder, I take acid pump inhibitors but they just take the pain away, they don't help me eat. I lost about 40 pounds when I had an ulcer and my stomach was really bad (seeing as I started at 145 or so I didn't really have much fat to lose) and the only thing that stopped the weight loss and made me able to eat again was smoking.

Of course it's possible to be addicted, but you could just as easily be addicted to video games, porn, fast food.... it's all the same, addiction to cannabis is purely psychological; quitting doesn't cause a real withdraw. You may feel less hungry or less sleepy upon quitting but that's not necessarily a sign of addiction, it's simply the effect of not imbibing something that had those side effects attached to it already.

I would say if you're only smoking in the evenings, getting all your work done and have your life together, you're fine. Lives are destroyed when you forsake those other things soley for the drug, not when you're a functional user.

I have a friend who smokes 10 bowls and 3 joints a day..I think you'll be okay.

You should give heroin a go. It's top

You should seek professional help marijuana,marihuana can't solve all your problems.Marijuana also makes your depression worse when the high is gone.

You went the ling way around to answer your own question. Yes, it is co-dependence, and you should get help to get yourself off of it, before it ruins your life.

All the non pot people weight in, with your opinion that doesn't count, because if you haven't ever tried it then, SHUT THE FUCK UP.

your FINE.

You shouldn't be doing it everyday, you know this because you are questioning your use. There is nothing wrong with being a pothead though, I have plenty of friends that enjoy the plant. Just try to not depend on it so much.

2 years? You are already gonna get thet 'long run' effect, your a pot head. And you should be able to take breaks from smoking sometimes, its bad on the lungs

Yes, that is completely normal. Marijuana is a natural medicine that a lot of people depend on for various illness, or life term disabilities. People that are in serious need of medication. Marijuana can be taken in many ways, oral, smoked, vaporized. It can also be used in creams or a spray.

I smoke weed almost everyday for the exact reasons you outline. I have horrible social anxiety, insomnia, anxiety in general about everything, depression. I tried taking medication (Cipralex) but it made me sick all the time and it made it impossible for me to fall asleep at night. Drinking makes me sick, so that didn't work. Marijuana is honestly the only medication that has worked in every aspect to relieve me.

It takes away my social anxiety, meaning I socialize more now and am happier because of it. It took away my sleep onset insomnia so now I sleep awesome every single night, it helps take away my anxiety about things I always overthink and it helps me deal with my problems easier because I see them in a more relaxed light instead of being stressed. It takes me from feeling "meh" to having an awesome feeling of euphoria everywhere I go. It's helped me get back into writing a book I've been working on forever, it made me inspired enough to start playing the piano again and now I write songs all the time whereas before I always had a block. Its taken away the nausea I felt on a constant basis, gave me back my appetite, and made me happier more productive person.

Don't let anyone bitch at you for using weed. You vape it, which is one of the best ways to intake marijuana as vapor does not damage your lungs in any way, so you're using it in the healthiest way possible. I use vaporizers occasionally and they're great for keeping the smell of marijuana hidden and for getting a really good, clean high.

And to anyone who wants to judge and call names and stand up on a pedestal and act like you don't have your own way of coping or that your way is superior, GO FUCK YOURSELF. Because I went through Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Psychologists, not smoking weed/taking medication, being on doctor prescribed medication, and using marijuana on an almost daily basis and I know exactly what does and doesn't work for me.

we made ourselves weaker by being smarter. we sheltered ourselves, so heat and cold are now our enemies more so than before, we're sooo overprotective of our kids, instilling more weaknesses, that they know not how to survive. Smart to stat alive, but takes away our natural abilities. Diseases are just actions. Chemical, biological, we name them according to how they affect us. I never really get a cold anymore and haven't had the flu for 3 years. I think sickness is the result of not taking care of yourself and also the small cold I do get is a warning that I need to do better. That's not including food poisoning or anything. Which is usually occurring because we handle food improperly or you let someone else handle your food improperly. That's our fault. LEARN to be better or die, simple. You're hating nature, but the nature of humans is to learn and use that intellect...essentially making the computer or phone you asked this IIN question from along with the many materials you swear you couldn't live without