Some people say marijuana is not additive, others say it is. If it is known to be both, how can people actually know how it affects the body? During an interview with Elvis Duran and on the morning show, Lady Gaga admitted that she was addicted to marijuana. She consumed 15 joints of non-tobacco marijuana every day. In Lady Gaga's life, she has been addicted to some kind of drug since a young age. She used the analogy of Lilly Pad medications. She got to the point where she couldn't go any further with one substance and so had to move on to the next substance. She started using marijuana while on tour because she was in a lot of pain; she was in so much pain that she became depressed. Lady Gaga said that looking back, she could see the pain was coming from her hip, but at the time she didn't know where it was coming from. She also said it was to ease her anxiety. She started taking marijuana to stop the pain. She would take the drug in the morning, then sleep in the afternoon; she said she would never do a stoned show. She decided to talk about it so that young people realize that drug addiction is possible and not a myth. (Wall Street Journal np) Marijuana or cannabis — often called pot, weed or weed — is a greenish-gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of Cannabis sativa — the hemp plant, has been used as an implement to achieve euphoria, a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness, since ancient times. The origin of marijuana dates back to the Chinese, dating back to 2737 BC. From there it moved from India to North Africa and then reached Europe around 500 AD. In the records of Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, the use of marijuana was intended to treat rheumatism...... middle of paper...... he said: "I warn against this hypothesis [that marijuana is the most effective drug]. for medical purposes] due to the lack of consistent and reproducible scientific data available to prove the medical benefits of marijuana. » Works cited in the Wall Street Journal. "Lady Gaga says she's addicted to marijuana." YouTube. YouTube, November 13, 2013. Web. December 2, 2013. “DrugFacts: Marijuana.” National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Np, December 2012. Web. December 06, 2013. Messerli, Joe. “BalancedPolitics.org.” - Legalization of marijuana-Advantages and disadvantages. Balanced Politics, nd Web. December 3, 2013. “Marijuana History.” » History of marijuana. Narconon International, nd Web. December 3, 2013. “Pros and Cons – Medical Marijuana.” » Headlines from ProCon.org. ProsCons.org, May 6, 2009. Web. December 06, 2013. “Pros of the legalization of marijuana. » MarijuanaToday.com. Np, August 1010. Web. December 7. 2013.