# Is pot addictive?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pot-addictive/133262
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 21, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pot-addictive/133262 "2002-10-21T17:21:21Z")
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### Author: ![petsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@petsm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petsm)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pot-addictive/133262/1 "2002-10-21T17:21:21Z")

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High:  
Did a quick search on addiction and did not find the answer.  
If yes, then how much and long do ya have to smoke it to become addicted and what is withdrawal like?

It seems as though it is possible to smoke all day every day for 10 years and then just stop???