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I COULD NOT AGREE MORE!! I am an ADHD adult and have had this discussion with several close relatives whom are not ADHD. If you are not ADHD it is hard to understand kind of like a man trying to empathize with pregnancy. You can empathize with the symptoms but we just will never truly get what that experience is like. ADHD is not a handicap it is a blessing. It may not work best when we are kids in an overstructured underchallenging school. I am as happy a person as I know and I think well adjusted (although some would argue) and enjoy the ride. Cannabis can really help with anxiety caused by ADHD (lack of patience) and slow the number of fleeting thoughts to a more manageable rate of speed. More research needs to be done here although it does follow the "ADHD = broken" misconception. Just my $.02
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One thing which would benefit the ADHD community greatly is if someone could convince the rest of the world and the many of us who dwell on the problems of ADHD to think of another name for the condition which does not includes perjorative terms like "Deficit" and "Disorder". The description of a Ferrari mind is wonderful. The solution Dr. Hallowell advocates seems analogous to what one does if they want to travel at the speed of sound - stop dodging the obstacles, get off the ground and fly!