Although federal law still classifies marijuana as a controlled substance, 13 U.S. states currently allow the use of the drug for medical reasons. However, most who smoke it might be more likely to become a marijuana addict than use it for medical reasons. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2009, 28.5 million Americans over the age of 11 had abused the drug at least one time in the preceding year. If that becomes a pattern, individuals might want to find a marijuana addiction program that helps them break the habit.

Growing cannabis can be popular because it can grow in nearly every ecosystem at a rate of one to two inches per day, and can grow up to 18 feet high! Perhaps that is part of the reason why U.S. taxpayers pay an estimated $10 billion every year on marijuana prohibition costs in order to arrest more than 850,000 people. While not all of them are marijuana addicts, the products that they grow and sell can be harmful and lead to marijuana abuse. So in order to minimize the number of marijuana addicts, the government may very well continue to crack down on those who grow and use the drug.

Breaking a marijuana addiction can be very difficult. In face, a Duke University study of nearly 500 individuals who have tried to quit found that over 95 percent experienced at least one of the cannabis withdrawal symptoms, and 43.1 percent experienced multiple symptoms. Those symptoms might make it difficult for someone to quit smoking and break their marijuana addiction. If that is the case, finding some sort of help is a good idea.