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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by edgyquant on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:34PM (#36949188)
The damage from alcohol was higher, when it was legal and cannibas was not. It remains to be seen if that stays the case.
Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by TylerE on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:39PM (#36949233)
No it doesn’t. This is very very very settled science. Billions of people hVe been smoking the reefer for Millenia.

Withdrawing from alcohol has well documented, and extremely dangerous side effects (this is why it’s done in a hospital when possible). cami is does not.

Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by femiagbabiaka on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:20PM (#36949670)
Weed is stronger and more available now than ever. I've seen people get constipated, get night terrors, cold sweats, etc. from marijuana withdrawals. So I think GP is right, it's left to be seen.
Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by mcpackieh on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:47PM (#36949905)
> get night terrors [...] from marijuana withdrawals

This one can be really bad, although it only lasts for about a week. Dreams so vivid it's terrifying, even when the content of the dreams seems mundane. If somebody were already marijuana as an emotional crutch, I think the bad dreams could have them running back to marijuana immediately.

Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Monday July 31, 2023 @08:01PM (#36950585)
I think you're undwrestimating it quite severely. I've had vivid nightmares every single night for months at a time after quitting weed(really heavy user).

And hyperhidrosis for several weeks at least.

Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by rayiner on Monday July 31, 2023 @08:25PM (#36950761)
Billions?
Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by edgyquant on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:55PM (#36960696)
Anyone who claims science can be “settled” immediately discredits themselves. Science is never settled, even the hard sciences, and we have only just begun to study the effects of THC. Lots of things considered 100% true a decade ago (like it doesn’t have physical addiction) have been proven as misguided myths or lies.

“Very very very settled science,” what an absolute joke. No one engaged in the scientific pursuit of truth uses phrases like this.

Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by rvnx on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:25PM (#36949708)
The societal damage and consequences of having people becoming lazy on their couch after smoking weed is largely underestimated.

This is the real risk with cannabis.

"Randy: Well, Stan, the truth is marijuana probably isn't gonna make you kill people, and it most likely isn't gonna fund terrorism, but… well, son, pot makes you feel fine with being bored. And it's when you're bored that you should be learning some new skill or discovering some new science or being creative. If you smoke pot you may grow up to find out that you aren't good at anything."

Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by ddd00001 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:34AM (#36956436)
Well, also schizophrenia. Hope you like insane people wandering urban areas and harassing normal people, because you're going to get a lot more of that!