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Ksman,
I have read your other posts. Addiction to marijuana is possible (1 in 10 chronic/habitual users, much less in occasional users), but less common than some other substances.
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Dr. Jack E. Henningfield of [National Institute on Drug Abuse] ranked the relative addictiveness of 6 substances (cannabis, caffeine, cocaine, alcohol, heroin and nicotine). Cannabis ranked least addictive, with caffeine the second least addictive and nicotine the most.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_dependence
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I think that your son's psychosis is more likely a result of the potpourri (synthetic cannabis, a.k.a.
spice) than the real marijuana, and that his talking about "needing" THC and CBD may be his way (or belief in a way) of self-medicating what the synthetic stuff does -- or has done -- to him.
If you are not familiar with these substances, I think your best chance of helping your son is to learn the scientific
truth about them (not the hype/propaganda). There is a lot of information available on the web, but I would caution you to filter it carefully, as there is as much or more dis/mis-information as credible scientific information floating around out there.
Here are a few articles as
starting points, though I would urge you to delve deeper.
Cannabis (drug)
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Cannabidiol (CBD)
Cannabis dependence
Synthetic cannabis
Spice side effects
Best Wishes,
Doc