I agree. Love these people who've never tried it and compare it to opioid addiction.
Pot is a psychological addiction not a physical one. I find it (pot) easier to ignore than beer. At one point, I was a heavy duty pothead but it didn't lead to anything else except too much brewski consumption. BTW that didn't stop me from learning how to become a COBOL programmer. So much for "your brain on drugs".
I'm deathly afraid of opioids. Got a prescription for 35 after minor surgery. I'm sorry I filled it. Big waste of $7 because I wound up throwing out all 35.