i have been using cocaine for about a year, not more than once every two weeks when im drunk at bars. ive never had any bad side effects, i dont feel any compulsion to do it, so is it really that bad?

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Since the idea of freedom to choose what goes into your body isn’t reasonable to many when it comes to illicit substances, I’m going to single out the cannabis plant. The fact that it is not physically addictive, and not toxic enough to possibly overdose on are two very important facts that are extremely downplayed by proponents of prohibition. It can cause psychological dependence, but literally anything can cause psychological dependence. That kind of dependence is based on multiple factors, but the main two are how much pleasure said object or activity personally brings someone, and how much willpower they possess. Whether you like the feeling of cocaine or not, your body will crave it. With cannabis people’s bodies aren’t literally craving it, they consciously like the effects and that is why they seek more. That is also why thrill seekers wish to go skydiving again, or someone wants to play a video game again. To single cannabis out as addictive for anyone is like saying those two activities, or any other, will be equally pleasurable and likely to make a habit for anyone who engages in them. Physical dependence is real addiction, cannabis can only make a habit, like literally anything else can. It all depends on the individual, and how much they personally enjoy the effects of cannabis. To treat it as dangerous and addictive to the point of making it illegal for everyone is foolish and costly.

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