Addiction in itself is really only a problem if it gets in the way of your normally functional life. Marijuana is probably a more benign substance than potato chips or soda-pop when used frequently. I mean, the sort of thing you describe is really no more outrageous than someone who drives all over a city looking for a Gamestop that happens to be carrying a certain game they really feel like playing. IMO, referring to such things as "addiction" is, moreover, just a way to guilt people out of engaging in otherwise harmless habits because said culture deems them "illegal" or taboo.
On the other hand, if you go a week without smoking and turn into a total jerk or psycho then, sure, maybe you're addicted... or maybe you just need marijuana to calm yourself down. In that case, however, what is the difference between "marijuana addiction" and any other necessary daily medication for anxiety or depression?
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