Why is weed not mentally damaging but drugs that use neuro chemicals like serotonin and dopamine bad for you?

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I just don’t understand how weed makes you happy but doesn’t have withdrawal effects. Drugs like cocaine, meth, mdma, hallucinogenic etc., you do.

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Hey, I’m no expert but I studied neurons for what it’s worth and wanted to add something.

Dopamine and serotonin are excitatory neurotransmitters, neurons produce a molecule (neuromelanin) to protect themselves from excessive catecholamines (serotonin e dopamine among others) and from metals. So, maybe they are not that great for neurons?

Source, this book: https://www.edisesuniversita.it/area_scientifica/citologia-e-istologia.html

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