Despite what efforts to legalize and today's culture wants you to think, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can cause both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other substances, someone who has used marijuana for an extended period of time can become addicted to its effects and will encounter withdrawal symptoms should they initially stop using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the case 10-20 years ago, making it a much larger issue.

Someone who uses marijuana often is significantly altering how the brain functions, hence the brain can't just automatically readjust to normal operation when the person stops using marijuana, this will take some time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be a challenge for long-term users, because users will encounter withdrawal symptoms which may be challenging to endure. These symptoms may not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal by way of example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal might cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for long-term users. For this reason relapse is so common for many who try and quit using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are available at alcohol and drug detox and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Stonewall to help people through this course of action so they don't relapse and can receive further rehabilitation services after detoxification.