“It does produce physical dependence with various withdrawl symptoms after long-term heavy usage.”
Your source, please?
“Your source, please?”
Do a search on marijuana withdrawl symptoms. You can find all kinds of testimony from chronic users who have experienced insomnia, irritability, cold sweats, panic attacks, hot flashes, etc, after stopping their use. Typically seen in people who use it daily over an extended period.
Don’t get me wrong, I think MJ is a fairly harmless diversion for most people, and its continuing illegality has probably done more harm than good, but denying that it has some negative effects is not realistic, either.