[redeux]

To my knowledge, Marijuana is not physically addictive like Nicotine, so it's easier to stop with willpower alone. I don't want to understate your accomplishment though - congratulations for ridding yourself of an addiction. Best of luck on the next one too. You can do it.

[johnecheck]

This is a common myth. Cannabis absolutely can cause physical dependence in frequent users. Withdrawal isn't going to kill you like alcohol might, but it's very real.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/marijuana-wee...

[cj]

Not sure why you’re being downvoted.

The least favorite withdrawal symptom I’ve seen is REM rebound, which causes intense and vivid dreaming, which causes you to wake up in the morning feeling like you haven’t slept at all.

The return of mental clarity also causes some rebound anxiety as you regain mental clarity (especially if anxiety was the reason for smoking in the first place)

I think it does a major disservice to the general population to paint weed in an only-positive light. Yea, I get people unfairly demonized weed for years. But that doesn’t mean we should all go on the complete opposite end of the spectrum and pretend there’s no withdrawal, no side effects, etc.

(Maybe the people downvoting are just occasional once a week users? I could imagine once weekly having zero negative effects. But once you get to daily use, the negative effects are pretty obvious)

[DontchaKnowit]

Yeah no one ever mentions that for most people weed spikes your blood pressure really high. Add in an adderall prescription, and an underling heart condition that none of my various negligent doctors ever noticed, and boom 6 years later I have a life threatening anuerysm in my Aorta.

But yeah weed is totally harmless and adderall has no negative effects for individuals diagnosed with adhd. Sure.

[INTPenis]

Yes, yes and yes. In the worst cases you won't be able to sleep, cold sweats, digestive problems even. But in many of those cases cannabis was actually a relief for a pre-existing health issue.

In most cases withdrawal is as simple as a few restless nights and after 3-4 weeks you're completely yourself again.

It's still a lot milder compared to cigarette smokers who can dream of dancing cigarettes years after they quit.

[Molitor5901]

I don't think marijuana is addictive either, but it can build a dependency. There's withdrawal to stopping cannabis after prolonged use, there's discomfort with wanting to recapture that good feeling, but it's nothing like an addiction to nicotine, heroin, etc. Yet it feels so damn good, which makes it easy to become dependent on it.