05-17-2009, 03:16 PM
I smoked pot daily for 25 years. I gradually just got kind of bored with it. The memory issues started getting in the way of my business interests. I just left it behind. No withdrawls, just eventually stopped using. Now I have a toke on rare occasions.
I don't think that Pakalolo is addicting, I think that it is habituating. When I quit smoking cigarettes, there was a distinct and severe withdrawl from the nicotene. That is addiction. When I quit an abusive alcohol habit there was a distinct and severe withdrawl from the alcohol.
If I were to quit coffee, I would have a distinct and severe withdrawl from the caffeine. That is addiction.
Pakalolo is certain VERY habit forming, but does not meet the criteria of being Addicted.
This may be symantics, but the differences between Addiction and Habituation are pretty clear. Sometimes the effects manifest very closely, but there is a difference.
Dan