The first research source I found is this article, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse or NIH for short, DrugFacts: Marijuana. The article begins by explaining what marijuana is and the mind altering chemical inside it (THC). What is THC? Is it addictive? If so how? Then they speak of the legality of it saying the feds considers marijuana a Schedule I substance, meaning having high risk for abuse and no medicinal uses. Yet 2 states (that includes us) have legalized it and 21 others have approved it for medicinal use. Is marijuana a legitimate medication? Obviously we tell right off the bat which side this article is playing for. In the end they ask, Is Marijuana addictive? and they answer with a big yes.
My second research source is much more unbiased than my last. It’s an article called, Is Marijuana Addictive? from Psychology Today. Although its starts out by already stating marijuana is addictive, it continues to say, but in what ways and how addictive is it? Many statistics are used to try and figure out just how addictive pot is. They finish by suggesting marijuana isn’t the biggest factor in marijuana addiction, but instead the addicts themselves. If that's true, why are some people more prone than others? How comparable is it to other addictions? This resource will be very helpful in my search for answers.
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