Cannabis Addictions – Controversial Substance Abuse Issue

Although cannabis is not “physically” addictive, individuals can suffer from psychological cannabis addictions. According to the American Psychiatric Association, substances are addictive when individuals develop a drug dependence. The three factors of a drug dependence are: 1) the individual becomes immersed in a lifestyle of drug use, 2) normal life functioning is disturbed, and 3) the individual experiences negative consequences as a result of drug use or abuse.

One way to track societal trends in drug use and attitudes about specific drugs is through search frequency investigations. An innovative new addictions research tool, observing and quantifying online query habits can help determine tendencies and developments in various substance abuse areas.

Cannabis Addiction – A Popular Search Phrase?

To find any mention of “addiction” among cannabis searches, one has to look at the supplemental graphs on the secondary cannabis addictions page. There in Graph 5, the raw data related to cannabis searches shows a meager 36 queries referencing cannabis addiction.

Conversely, there are many cannabis searches conducted annually that explore everything but the negative consequences of cannabis use. For example, the prevalence of “cannabis seeds”, (84,000 searches) indicates an interest in the procurement and production of cannabis. Other interesting searches reflect the popularity of cannabis in modern culture:

• “cannabis cup”, with almost 52,000 searches, are queries related to the annual Cannabis Festival held in Amsterdam
• “god smoked cannabis” are lyrics in a song by Weird Al Yankovic
• “ska p cannabis” is another song search that is particularly popular on YouTube

Cannabis Addictions Research - Prevalent Search Topics - Graph 1

(Continued on Graph 3 at the bottom of this page)

Top 30 two and three word combinations

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	7,000		86,000
cannabis seeds	84001
cannabis cup	51725
cannabis growing	41573
god smoked cannabis	41352
cannabis culture	36901
cannabis plants	35265
growing cannabis	32708
cannabis sativa	29516
cannabis leaf	25185
medical cannabis	20165
cannabis plant	18353
grow cannabis	16766
cannabis seed	14883
ska p cannabis	12884
how to grow cannabis	12337
girls cannabis	12045
cannabis indica	11432
cannabis indoors	9858
cannabis wallpaper	9526
cannabis grow	9233
cannabis forums	9003
cannabis clubs	8870
cannabis buds	8395
cannabis butter	8261
cannabis club	7832
cannabis posters	7775
growing cannabis indoors	7665
what is cannabis	7410
amsterdam cannabis	7410
cannabis pictures	7311
	7,000		86,000

Growing Cannabis Indoors – Individuals Looking to Grow their Own

Inquiries related to growing cannabis are also of significance. “Cannabis growing”, “grow cannabis”, “how to grow cannabis”, and “growing cannabis indoors”, total 78,341 queries. Despite the fact that growing cannabis in most countries is illegal, it is a popular online topic.

Cannabis - Prevalent Words and Concepts Study - Graph 2

Top 100 words used in cannabis searches
(Top 1000 can be found at Top 100 cannabis exact phrases and top 1,000 concepts/words. - Graph 5)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		89,000
seeds	86569
growing	74571
cup	51725
what	48554
god	43128
smoked	41352
culture	37631
plants	35265
sativa	29682
grow	28344
leaf	25227
how	25157
medical	21406
plant	18578
ska	15110
seed	14935
girls	13140
pictures	12250
indica	11687
guide	11413
amsterdam	10755
indoors	9858
wallpaper	9526
forums	9003
clubs	8870
free	8671
buds	8395
butter	8261
club	7832
posters	7775
cartoon	7527
seedbanks	6936
art	6935
types	6789
strains	6770
cultivation	6698
purple	5844
haze	5840
cloning	5499
germinate	5475
marijuana	5466
term	5243
pics	5155
news	5146
long	5031
online	4991
buy	4782
oil	4587
leafs	4453
winners	4452
detection	4380
cooking	4161
different	4017
curing	4015
santal	3650
names	3650
white	3541
harvest	3504
hydroponic	3498
info	3479
female	3412
forum	3398
cartoons	3333
kush	3287
products	3285
pruning	3285
captain	3285
vodka	3285
ounce	3285
flowering	3212
growth	3176
bible	3143
banks	3102
san	2998
illegal	2993
al	2957
bust	2928
games	2926
germinating	2920
videos	2858
weird	2847
smoke	2792
tips	2719
bud	2677
harvesting	2591
legalized	2585
college	2573
magazine	2555
rhino	2555
blue	2555
short	2554
male	2439
psychosis	2403
brain	2363
side	2336
smoking	2326
cultivo	2299
food	2250
indoor	2240
why	2209
	0		89,000

Montreal Drug and Alcohol Rehab Supporting Innovative Addictions Research

Clear Haven Center, a prominent drug and alcohol rehab facility near Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supports search frequency research in the promotion of addictions research and education. Keeping pace with addictions trends and developments helps Clear Haven continue its outstanding work in the field of substance abuse and treatment.

Cannabis - Prevalent Search Topics, Continued - Graph 3

Top 31 - 105 two and three word combinations
(Top 30 are in Graph 1 above)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	1,000		7100
cannabis seedbanks	6936
cannabis art	6935
cannabis cultivation	6698
cannabis strains	6624
free cannabis	6591
free cannabis seeds	6573
cannabis growing guide	5986
purple haze cannabis	5840
types of cannabis	5840
germinate cannabis seeds	5475
cannabis cartoon	5475
germinate cannabis	5475
how to germinate cannabis	5475
cannabis news	5146
cannabis grow guide	4745
cannabis leafs	4453
cannabis cup winners	4452
cannabis oil	4416
cannabis detection	4380
buy cannabis	4231
cannabis marijuana	4155
curing cannabis	4015
cooking with cannabis	4015
different types of cannabis	4015
cannabis santal	3650
harvest cannabis	3504
cannabis online	3479
hydroponic cannabis	3431
cannabis forum	3286
cannabis cartoons	3285
cannabis info	3285
names for cannabis	3285
buy cannabis online	3285
cannabis cloning	3285
cannabis vodka	3285
cannabis pics	3285
cannabis products	3285
captain cannabis	3285
kush cannabis	3285
amsterdam cannabis cup	3285
pruning cannabis	3285
cannabis seed banks	3102
cannabis games	2926
cannabis bust	2924
germinating cannabis seeds	2920
pictures of cannabis	2920
germinating cannabis	2920
smoke cannabis	2774
cannabis growth	2738
cannabis bud	2567
cannabis college	2555
cannabis white	2555
harvesting cannabis	2555
cannabis white rhino	2555
cannabis in amsterdam	2555
flowering cannabis	2555
cannabis plant food	2226
cloning cannabis	2214
male cannabis	2202
male cannabis plant	2190
cannabis backgrounds	2190
indoor cannabis	2057
outdoor cannabis	1971
cannabis sativa seeds	1880
cannabis tincture	1829
cannabis ruderalis	1825
legalisation cannabis	1825
ounce cannabis	1825
mail order cannabis	1825
cartoon cannabis	1825
wild cannabis	1825
cannabis card	1825
cannabis locations	1825
cannabis leaf pictures	1825
cannabis cafes	1825
	1,000		7100