An article by Alaknanda Devi, an Ayurvedic healter, says that marijuana is addictive harmful to your health. "An important physical impact of Marijuana is sub-clinical hepatitis, a condition in which the liver is chronically congested, resulting in irritability, low-grade depression, slow wound healing, burning sensations, rashes, allergies and yellowish eyes."   Naturally, this article makes stoners defensive of their favorite recreational drug. My family suggests that their liquor use is less harmful than my smoking cannabis, because cannabis disturbs one's psyche. I would like to hear from the toker community. Please, be impartial and open-minded.

Anyone who has been a regular smoker for a few years can relate to the urge you feel when faced with the prospect of not getting your next nicotine fix. Quitting entirely is a chore in a whole cannabis based drugs for medical treatment. This includes treating a range of conditions right from obesity, diabetes and depression to addition to substances like nicotine.

"Dr.Steve Alexander, Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences said, “It is clear there is a very realistic potential for cannabinoids as medicines. Scientists are looking at a range of possible applications.

The brain is full of cannabinoid receptors. And so, not surprisingly with diseases like depression and anxiety, there's a great deal of interest in exploiting these receptors and in doing so, developing anti-depressant compounds said Professor David Kendall, a cellular pharmacologist at the University."