i havent read the whole thread but as far as weed being addictive, it is not. if you smoke everyday for a long time it is hard to quit tho. if you put anything into your bloodstream on a daily routine you're going to have withdrawl symptoms. however weed DOES NOT make you slow. if you smoke weed because you're bored and lazy. you're going to be high, a little less bored, and lazy. but I smoke weed before my shower in the morning, before i hit the gym. before i draw, everything. it will not give you lung cancer in fact there are even studies saying maryjane stops certain types of cancer. in fact if you rub honey oil on your skin cancer daily, it will completely go away. however no one has copious amounts of honey oil to rub all over there bodies. and studies that do show it slows down the brain or causes cancer is because the government grows tons of weed in mineshafts and then breaks it down into sativex and marinol ( thc pills and spray) and in the process of making it, it even says its subject to radioactive properties. so the tests from all the people smoking this herb are going to come up with tons of error. But not all weed is totally good for you. 90 percent of street weed has mold and other shit you dont want. you need to take it like medicine for it to be good for you. you cant take your meds once every 5 or 6 days when you supposed to take everyday. same with weed. My grower has been growing weed since he was 13 years old. and is THE MOST MOTIVATED person i have ever met. he runs the best head shop in our city. he runs the only legal dispensary in our city. he has the biggest grow room in our city, not to mention the best weed. he has two websites, and dude is a fucking millionaire and spends his life educating people for free on using mary jane. http://www.headshopcanada.com