Despite what initiatives to legalize and popular culture would lead you to believe, it is a proven and conclusive proven fact that marijuana is an addictive substance that may lead to both short and long-term physical and mental harm to users. Like other drugs, a person who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period will become dependent on its effects and may encounter withdrawal symptoms if they abruptly quit using marijuana. Individuals today have very high grade marijuana at their disposal which wasn't the situation two decades ago, which makes it a much larger problem.

Someone who uses marijuana often is really altering the way the brain functions, and so the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation when the individual stops using marijuana, this can take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as marijuana is eliminated from your body and the body readjusts to normal operation without marijuana. So marijuana detox can be quite a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which can be difficult to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical as it is with heroin withdrawal for instance, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression along with other psychological symptoms for chronic users. For this reason relapse is so prevalent for many who try and cease using marijuana on their own. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities in Rancho Palos Verdes to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may obtain further rehab services after detoxification.