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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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s not as talked about as pharmaceutical medications, but cannabis does have side effects, some being severe. It can cause anxiety, depression and psychosis in some people, especially those with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. It can also cause cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which is a severe vomiting syndrome in some longterm users. Just like any other medication, there are side effects from using cannabis as well.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I’m no expert either but I think they did a good enough job explaining this.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Total guess but I would assume that it is and you’ve just been told by pot heads that it has no down sides.

Anonymous 0 Comments

not an expert but, weed can be damaging. Some people get psychosis from weed. It can also get Behavioural (non‐chemical) addictions. Some other drugs have chemical addition, where you actually feel ill if you stop using it, but people can still totally get addicted to weed.