A lot of people think that marijuana is a relatively harmless drug for a number of reasons. It is pretty easy to rationalize this because it is not really possible to overdose on the drug, nor is it possible to become so intoxicated on the drug as to pass out or be completely dysfunctional. There is no real fatal dose. It is also easy to justify because there is almost no withdrawal symptoms for the vast majority of users. You can simply stop using the drug and be perfectly fine, without having to do anything special to go through thc detox.
Most people get bent out of shape over how harmful the smoking is for them physically, and many compare it to cigarettes. They will make claims such as “one joint contains more tar in it than 200 cigarettes,” and make other outrageous sounding claims such as this. Is this really true? Probably by some measurement, it may very well be. But it misses the point. Those who abuse marijuana on a regular basis are suffering from an emotional standpoint more than a physical one. They are handicapping themselves socially and using the drug to dodge reality.
The real facts about smoking marijuana are that people who are hooked on the drug and use it every single day are probably medicating their emotions and their daily stress with it. Instead of facing life and dealing with normal, everyday problems, they are using the drug to medicate themselves every day at the drop of a hat. This becomes a problem over time and really becomes a lack of maturity. The person stops growing emotionally and they get to the point where they have to be high before they can have fun even watching a movie or enjoying a sporting event. Their life becomes defined by the need to get high in order to enjoy themselves, and of course this is a trap of addiction.
