marijuana scientifically cannot cause addictions. for it to be addictive, it has to be mind-altering, as it physically and psychologically changes the brain and how it functions after prolonged usage, becoming a physical essential thing your body needs in order to function "properly"
https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/addiction-vs-dependence/
something like alchohol, for example, is addictive. it can cause manic depression, total changes in personality, seizures, and even early-onset dementia if prolonged daily usage suddenly stops. meth is another drug that is highly addictive, as is heroin, nicotine, most prescription painkillers, and even caffeine. some anabolic steroids have also been shown to be addictive.
there is ZERO research that supports marijuana is "addictive" besides pseudo-science funded by religious and/or biased right-wing groups. some of the only confirmed negative permanent side effects are lung damage, but that's not because of addiction.
what you guys are thinking of is "dependency". you CAN become dependent on marijuana. true. you can also become dependent on literally anything in existence. people have thrown around the term "cellphone addiction" but there is no such thing. using a cellphone does not alter the chemical balance of your brain. neither does marijuana. lifelong stoners who have signed up for the military have reported little to no desire to "relapse" on marijuana the same way lifelong drinkers or pill users have.
there's a reason why marijuana is becoming legal. it's because even a lot of republicans are understanding its purpose and realizing it's not that bad.
just because a few fat stoners claim "addiction" does not mean it's actually addictive. i went to church camp with a guy who claimed he had "porn addiction", said he would quit jobs and skip school to stay home and masturbate 4 times a day. while that's certainly a problem, it's incorrect to refer to it as "addition". it's porn dependency.
it's an alligator vs crocodile arguement.
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