| Marijuana addiction is real and a lot of people get into | | | | it to self medicate with. This leads to psychological |
| trouble because they try to minimize their addiction | | | | problems that can only be addressed through |
| to marijuana on the grounds that it is not a "hard" | | | | abstinence and recovery. |
| drug. This is not a good justification and marijuana is | | | | Because of this, marijuana addiction treatment is |
| very addictive in some cases and can ruin lives just | | | | necessary for some people to address their problem. |
| like with any other drug. While the drug may not be | | | | What is really needed is abstinence followed by a |
| very physically addictive, it is very addictive from an | | | | new way to live and a new way to cope with reality. |
| emotional, social, and psychological perspective. | | | | The recovering marijuana user can no longer turn to |
| People who use marijuana on a daily basis are using it | | | | getting high as a way to deal with problems or |
| to medicate their emotions and avoid reality in a very | | | | emotions. As such, treatment needs to be a learning |
| unhealthy way, and this level of addiction can and | | | | and living experience where addicts can practice a |
| does lead to all sorts of problems. Even if marijuana | | | | new way of living that does not involve getting high, |
| were free, legal, and had no health side effects | | | | and also learns new ways of dealing with problems |
| whatsoever, it would still be a very big problem from | | | | so that they can remain clean over the long run. |
| an addiction standpoint because people would still use | | | | |