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Bravo for sharing your story.

Anyone insisting that THC isn't addictive when it clearly is addictive is doing an enormous disservice to our youth. I am soon to be 69 years old. I personally witnessed friends in the 60s and early 70s become addicted to weed, even though it was lower in THC. They lost all motivation and never achieved their once realistic goals. Some became moody and resentful of those of us who chose to stay on track. and a few just dropped out of society. A couple of my nephews developed mental illness disorders from MUD in the 80s. They both struggled mightily and one took his life at 42. Two more nephews have also suffered from frightening episodes of THC induced mental illnesses, one born in 1996, another in 2000. All of them were addicted to THC.

My daughter is 25. Several of her friends, including her former boyfriend, have had to seek help for MUD.

Stop lying to our kids and stop rationalizing your own dependency. I have yet to meet any longtime user of THC that does not have significant mood swings and irrational behavior patterns.

The question is why, why do users insist that it is safe and not addictive? The answer is pretty apparent.

Big Pharma is a nightmare but so is MUD. Stop excusing one by pointing to the travesty of the other.

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