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>What hard liquor, cigarettes, heroin, and crack have in common is that they're all more concentrated forms of less addictive predecessors

Interesting that he left out marijuana concentrates, the most recent example (in terms of widespread availability).



Well, they don't have anything different in them than regular marijuana and marijuana is the sort of thing that becomes unpleasant when you have too much. And you can already smoke too much pot without concentrates. I suppose the concentrated forms can make the onset more sudden, but it's hardly notably that he didn't mention it.


Everything you said is also true of tobacco, or alcohol.


On that note, coffee, sugar and energy drinks should also be included. UV light is also somewhat addictive.

Carrots are not addictive though. I won't do anything for a carrot, no matter how many I've eaten in the past.


This article was written in 2010




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