Hi Everyone,
Smoking Marijuana used to be a lot of fun for me, I am not going to lie. But it was a bit of a slippery slope. I don’t know exactly when it happened, but the side effects of smoking marijuana started to become worse than the ‘high’.
I started smoking heavily while I was in university, at around 18 years old. I was able to keep up my grades, and social expectations, but still enjoy a regular smoke…..for a while. Gradually, I started to puff more often, until I was smoking 1/4 oz of fine herb every 4 or 5 days. I would wake and bake, then smoke a cigarette (I wasn’t a cigarette smoker…but I thought it got me more high) first thing in the morning. Then I would chase the high all day.
I carried on like this for YEARS…I was really stuck in a rut.. The marijuana side effects were way worse for my life than the short feeling of the high, and I knew I had to stop smoking weed…When you think about side effects, you probably think about coughing, red eyes, and the munchies…but what about the larger lifestyle side effects of smoking weed?
For me, there was always some anxiety about people finding out I smoked, or being stoned in public. There was also the anxiety of running out. I used to run around my apartment looking for scraps in the cracks of the coffee table, couch cushions, and on the floor. There was also the $20,000 or so dollars I spent smoking weed. That’s a down payment on house….or a brand new car. My health suffered, partly from smoking, partly from being lazy, because that’s what happened when I got high.
I have gained some perspective in the last 6 months. I don’t really identify with the ‘the person I was’ when I was such a heavy smoker. Don’t get me wrong, I know that was me, but I am kinda embarassed about it. I have friends from that point in my life who only know me as a stoner, and that’s a label no one wants. To my close friends, I have made some apologies, because I wasn’t holding up my side of the friendship like I do now…luckily they have given me the opportunity to prove it. Who would have thought that long term marijuana side effects would be losing friends….it happens.
If you can relate to this, and are still smoking, there are a few things I want to tell you. First off. You CAN do it! Second, think of the weed side effects that you have…and don’t think of just the red eyes and stuff…think of your lifestyle, and if this is the lifestyle you want to keep on living. Personally, I needed to quit weed if I wanted to progress as an individual. I know it sounds a little corny….but it’s truth.
One thing that I recommend is the ‘Cannabis Coach‘. It’s a 5 part audio program that can helped me clear out some of the mental chatter in my head, and really commit to quitting weed. I was pretty private about my addiction, so it was listening to the program helped to keep me accountable.
Leave me some comments if you have specific questions. I do my best to answer them.
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I have only smoked for the past 5 months or so…maybe a total of like 3/8 of an oz. + a very small amount of hash.
Here is my issue – Since I quit 5 days ago I am feeling slight headaches similar to that of a very light caffeine withdraw. I feel sick to my stomach first thing in the morning that sometimes lasts the whole day. On and off in the afternoon. I LOVE beef, but these last few days it has kind of made me sick to my stomach … even just the thought or small of it. I can eat other things, but I just feel like utter shit if I eat too much.
I get very strange claustrophobic feelings, sometimes feel like I am depressed one moment then better the next…..on and off, back and forth…
6 months ago I quit smoking cig’s and started using pot (since it is sooo much less addictive) as a vice to get off of cigs. Now I am over my 4 year cigarette addiction only to find that I got hooked on pot for 6 months. Now I have quit smoking cold turkey which has been very simple and easy compared to tobacco with the exception of these symptoms I am feeling! So now I am finding that a single ounce of hard alcohol helps my nerves ease off a bit so I can relax when I get home from work – otherwise I feel most of these symptoms.
Does anyone else experience any of these symptoms? I am only 23 so I doubt anything else is really wrong with me. I am slightly over weight for my height (240 lbs at 6’1″, male) and I have a fairly inactive lifestyle (I work at a desk) but I do go for a 1/4 mile (sometimes more) walk everyday which does make me feel a bit better.
Thank you for your input. None of my symptoms have seamed to be getting worse…just the 2nd day since I quit it’s been consistent.
If some of you who read this can imagine, its like being a little panicky but you can feel it on your skin…kind of like when you smoke way way way too much and you feel like shit….but just a slight feeling on your skin.
Thanks again!
Hi, I have smoked Cannabis in many forms for the past 20 years and I can tell you that for me personally it fecks your life. Yes, I passed my schooling. Yes I passed my higher education. Yes, I worked hard and attained a good career and salary. But in my head, jeeez.
Forget the facts, medical proof et al. If you smoke Cannabis for any length of time it will get its claws into u. I used to think that as it was natural it was therefore fine…. arsenic is natural so should we take a good dose of that on a regular basis? I think the answer is NO.
Smoke or not-smoke? Its a personal thing. The facts are out there. It could be PSYCHOLOGICALLY addictive (as opposed to PHYSICALLY) for you, only time will tell. I’ve known friends that are still in the local psychiatric unit due to their cannabis use. Niiiiiiiiiiice, I’[m sure all you people would love a 10 to 15 stint in one of those!!! Don’t say its b*llshit… you never know the outcome. None of us can see the future!
If you’re young (I’m 35 and started at 14) I’d advise finding another hobby like SEX to keep u occupied until your brains and bodies are fully grown… there’s evidence that Cannabis smoked in early/mid teenage years plays a fundamental part in slowing/eradicating the growth of your emotions, etc.
If you think that you’ve smoked cannabis for a coupla years and its ALLL good then that’s because it IS. Try smoking the sh*t for 10, 15, 20, 25 years and saying the same. i don’t think you would.
Have fun but do your body and brains a favour. Look after them first and the weed second.
People are fucking stupid..marijuana isn’t bad your just an idiot..you abuse the shit out of weed by smoking 2-3 grams a fuckin day..there’s times to blaze and theres times to wait till you light that joint or hit that bong..if you eat too much you get fat, you run too much you get sick and throw up..you stay up too late you get tired, when you abuse shit its obviously gonna effect you negatively
well… my story is i have been smoking since i was in 5th grade…now 12th yey…. but all my friends who i smoked with in 5th grade and middle school never passed the ninth grade… weed fucked my life because i was an athlete and i didnt play football my senior year and i played with the same kids since 6th grade… but now i tried to stop “burnin” its been a week today at 1130 pm but i feel depressed because all my friends do, is smoke and i have no friends now
i work 40 hours a week and go to school but now im just tried, bored and hate my life… i love smoking a blunt well going to school or cut a class to smoke or take a break at work and smoke with a co-employ and after work smoke another L’ but now i have free time and… a good solution is get a GF, but all the girls i no smoke and hit me up to burn but im like AHHHH!!!! smoke with A cutiee or keep my word :/
marijuana is the best thing next to mom’s cooking, its all good, everyone should just smoke weed and fuck all day long.
i smoked a joint today got high yeah thats all fine but is it normal for your eyes to look different im not talking about them been red and that my face looks different will that go away its a side effect right? the highs over but my face still looks a bit like it. its kinda a bit hard to explain will that happy starring look go away i don’t want ppl to think im a fucken stoner lol
Hey all,
first of all I would like to say a big thank you for the post. Then sorry for my bad english.
YES – sadly everything you wrote about is true. Iam smoking for about 12 years every day, I started when I was 13! I do smoke about 5 grams per day now.
Ty for the Coach link. Will be glad to check it out.
The best sentences in your post imho are, quote:
…think of your lifestyle, and if this is the lifestyle you want to keep on living. Personally, I needed to quit weed if I wanted to progress as an individual. I know it sounds a little corny….but it’s truth.
and: Who would have thought that long term marijuana side effects would be losing friends….it happens.
Weed519 – just be happy you dont abuse it. Iam happy for you and i hope you will never experience the real cannabis addiction. But everything is not black and white. There are reasons for people to start abusing, don’t be so hostile. You dont know what an individual had experienced to come to that point.
Btw. Today is my first day without weed in about 7 years or so. Wow, its a new world. Lets hope it stays that way.
a drug free life thats what i wish for everyone in here.dont be stoned as the world passes you by enjoy the world travel all over and be happy with yourself no need to be under the influence to find happines
i am 15 and trying to quit weed,, i have been smokin weed for about 2 years now near enough everyday. i want to quit weed because i have changed,, im like a diffrent person then i was 2 years ago i dont like to talk to people out loud in public because i get paranoid, i get seeious pains in the back of my head even when im not stoned but when i get them when i am stoned the pain spreads to all of my head and really hurts. i have recently tried quitting and lasted 2 days i had trouble sleeping and weird dreams also i got really angry and flipped at everyone. my best frend went through serious paranoia,, he had to sit in the corner of the room with a knife because he thought someone was coming to kill him. this hapend everytime he smoked weed, he hasnt smoked weed since that was about a year ago, but the damage you can still see he doesnt come out of his house much and repeats himself sevral times i think thats memory problems. i know i have alredy done so much damage to my body and want to stop now before its too late and i go mentaly ill or get cancer or sumert. sory ive gone on alot but i need help to quit _\|/_
Regardless of what some of you say marijuana is a drug. Just as coffee is, chocolate is, prescription drugs, etc. Also, just like any drug, excessive amounts of anything is bad. My problem is my partner of many years, who still smokes. I am not against the drug per say, in fact, he is much happier when he is high. However, the key to knowing when someone is addicted is the effects of not having pot. He gets so depressed and angry, I can’t handle it anymore. It is to the point where I know when he has weed and when he doesn’t. Sorry folks but that is addiction! I used to smoke for a couple of years, but had to quit because it was causing me to be paranoid and have anxiety attacks. I know how great it is, but everything is about moderation. Some people have addictive qualities and shouldn’t smoke.
hi i have read your story and am very touched by it.My son is 18 and has turned into avery heavy smoker he has lost his job he’s loosing his friends and family i am at my wits end how ca i get my son to see how much he is changing, it semms to be me he’s angry at and we use to be so close.
If smoking pot is “no big deal”…if smoking pot “isn’t addicting” …if smoking pot “isn’t as bad as other drugs”..then…quit. If this wonderful stuff isn’t a “big deal” then…quit. I’m guessing that you can’t quit. You can’t quit because you are not strong. You are a weak person.You let this small thing control your life. If you are such a “bad ass” then..how is it that you are allowing it to control you?
Life is life. Get over yourself! Listen to what your grandparents went through when they were your age. So tired of hearing how terrible people’s lives are that they need to smoke! Grow up! Life is hard, work is hard, growing up is hard! Get over it! If it’s “no big deal” then…QUIT!
….and why do you want to give over your body and your money to some asshole drug dealer..who by the way isn’t your friend..he is there to keep you addicted..to keep him employed dumb ass. The next time you smoke something…think about it..you just made him richer and made yourself dummmmmmer… dumb ass!
Pot is not all as bad as what some people make it out to be. Theres that saying…’too much of a good thing is a bad thing’…which is true…and i see pot as a good thing. Being a pothead…its negative (so i see it as) effects i’ve experienced have been increased laziness (around my house a lot more than anything), decreased short term memory, not being able to comprehend whats going on, being giggly/less serious about things, and losing touch with reality
when i quit using for about 3 days to a week the only thing that happens is feeling a tad bit more bored than usual…which I can tolerate…effects I experience are temporary and only occur (thats when they do occur) when im using. I honestly have second thoughts on the laziness part of it…cuz im generally a lazy person…theres been times where i’ve been completely off weed and still had a mess to clean in my room…lol
and yeah…i have gotten aggressive when intoxicated…but you don’t know what i go through or been through…i have never thought about hurting anyone on the stuff…sure i’ve ranted and raved after an angry argument…but never to the point where i’d wanna make any blood spill
Pot is not all as bad as what some people make it out to be. Theres that saying…’too much of a good thing is a bad thing’…which is true…and i see pot as a good thing. Being a pothead…its negative (so i see it as) effects i’ve experienced have been increased laziness (around my house a lot more than anything), decreased short term memory, not being able to comprehend whats going on, being giggly/less serious about things, losing touch with reality, and sedation (sometimes a tad too much)
when i quit using for about 3 days to a week the only thing that happens is feeling a tad bit more bored than usual…which I can tolerate…effects I experience are temporary and only occur (thats when they do occur) when im using. I honestly have second thoughts on the laziness part of it…cuz im generally a lazy person…theres been times where i’ve been completely off weed and still had a mess to clean in my room…lol
and yeah…i have gotten aggressive when intoxicated…but you don’t know what i go through or been through…i have never thought about hurting anyone on the stuff…sure i’ve ranted and raved after an angry argument…but never to the point where i’d wanna make any blood spill…i just isolate myself from the situation afterwards and stay quiet if someone happens to kill my buzz in such a way
It doesn’t make you fat either…excersise and diet are a key factor when it comes to weight…weed does give you the munchies…plenty of excersise has always helped me out…and i’ve never gained an ounce of fat…ever!
the way weed effects you all depends on your personality, living situation, and mental condition (such as downs syndrome)…though some people with mental illness do just fine even if they smoke a lot of weed.
If you experience more negative out of smoking weed then quit for a couple weeks or so…come back to it when you have a clear head and the side effects are no more…thats if you don’t wanna quit using. but if you have side effects that persist regardless of moderation…then you shouldn’t be smoking weed period.
I started smoking when I was 13 and will be turning 25 this year. I used to say pot was not a drug, and denied my addiction ‘if I dont have it I wont smoke it…’ but over the years I always found ways to get my hands on it. Over the past 3 years It became a daily thing and I started to put alot of money into the addiction *yes i now can admit I was addicted*. I wanted to quit for some time, but would always say ‘this is my last bag’ and as stated in a post, would then smoke thru the bag quickly, only to re-call the dealer, and that again would be the last bag…
I decided to quit when I started having troubles breathing when I smoked, I got pains in my chest, and I lost my sex drive completely having irregular cramps. After 2 months of feeling off I thought I had seriouse health problems after getting weird cramps one night and getting light headed/dizzy (after i smoked of course). I went to the Dr thinking it was my reproductive system (again in denial)- after multiple tests the Dr said i was fine, but I didnt want to tell her about my smoking habits(even though in the back of my head knew it was the problem). I tried to cut down, and things got worse (I realize now that was withdrawl), I went from smoking 3-6 bowls an evening after work,( and all day on my days off), to one small hit in the evening, and when i took that hit my lungs hurt so bad- so i stopped for 2 days hoping things would get better. My lungs started to hurt, and my breaths became short even though I had not smoked, so in a panick I went back to a Dr and told her about my smoking habits. She checked my lungs, she checked my blood pressure, and told me I had anxiety. I was using the pot to cope with it, but at the same time it was causing the anxiety, and finally i hit my breaking point. she told me to quit for 2 weeks and come back and see her. As soon as i found out it was anxiety the pain subsided slightly, and after 3 more days i felt great, so on my day off with nothing to distract me I smoked a bowl, and instantly felt terrible. I flushed my weed and have been smoke free for about 2 weeks now.
as i read through this blog, i notice so much sounds so familiar! I was using it to relax, I made my way through school, I am a managers, and have my life together, so i didnt think it was a problem… but everything in my life lost motivation, my passion for everything i learned in school got set aside and even the 3 year relationship with the love of my life(he also has similar smoking habits to me) started to fade as i lost my intrest in sex. I do not tell people about my lifestyle, as I am embarassed to be labeled a pot head… and as I started smoking more, i slowly started to ditch out on social events to stay home and get high. I even started enjoying getting high by my self over smoking with my boy, mainly because he was smoking my weed.
Al, I agree with everything you say 100%, and I am glad I am realizing the problem I have before I reach year 15, 20,…etc
Giveweedachance- If you think its not a problem, why the fuck are you on a forum for trying to quit! seriously!
weed519- Your right, its not bad…. untill you start to abuse it. I do have to say with your comment you are coming off as the stupid one! do you hear yourself speak?! like stated above to giveweedachance, if you dont have a problem yourself, why are you browsing a forum for quitting.
To all those who may be questing their addiction, if you are on this site- it is probably time to quit. dont wait untill you think you are dying to quit- stop now! It only gets easier, and believe me you will feel so much better, just hold tight for a few weeks and your head will clear.
It is a love/hate relationship(for me anyways- and im sure everyone else if they choose to admit it or not), but there are so many other things to love in life, starting with yourself!
With my decision to quit, my boy has also quit(a week after me as he was away when i made the decision)-he is having troubles sleeping, and is feeling off/irritable, but we both know its for the better. I have regained my sex drive, and have to say sex is so much better now (weed makes you lazy). we were so close to breaking up and losing so much because our addictions (which both started around the same time in our lives) as it was impossible to be on the same page and communicate. He is in university right now, and gets good grades- but he is now realizing how much better he could have done the past few years, and is regaining motivation as his head clears.
I also want to say, making other life style changes is a good way to go. I was eating terribly when i smoked, and the first thing i did when i quit was started eating organic and avoiding processed crap. I have extra time and money so that goes right into prepairing better/healthier food. No more picking up take out so when i get home I can blaze and enjoy my munchies!
Thanks for listening(if anyone read thru this), I didnt intend to go on so long, but hey there is my story for you. Maybe i will provide motivation to someone looking at this thinking ‘wow that sounds like me’. As deep of a rut as you may be in, it is completely possible to climb on out!
best of luck to you all (and me aswell) as it really is a day by day battle!
I appreciate all of you guys comments they were hillarious but all so true . The fact is I love to smoke in fact im going to blaze right now, but i am trying to quit . It’s easier said than done ! I know I have to quit to progress in life, be there for my family ,and just for myself but as you said earlier it’s a mental thing . It takes a strong mentality and persistance in prayer but it can, and will be conquer. Weed is very addictive and hard to quit once you have started. So here some advice for those who have started the journey to quitting already.Once you have stop dont look back because if you do it’s going to be harder than the first several times you tried to quit . Trust me I been there so many times even went months to years without it and now look at me getting ready to blaze. Its sad but its real. There is hope for you and I don’t give up I’m not.
K Higgins – haha loved it you are 100% right!
I have been a pot smoker of and on for about 10 years and have been a daily smoker with my boyfriend for about 5. I enjoy the high and the wind down after work. As much as i enjoy it i have noticed my memory and my anxiety getting worse and worse. Another side effect i have since discovered is its role in accelerating cancer cells. I had an abnormal pap smear went a got it checked out and found out i was on the brink of cervical cancer. Just yesterday my doctor was alarmed at the speed of the growth of the pre-cancer in just a matter of months since my last check up and couldn’t understand how it was happening as i do not smoke cigarettes. After doing some research i found out that this could be the cause. This is day number 2 not smoking dope and hopefully my second surgery will get it all of the pre-cancer this time.
Thanks for your helpfull website.
To K Higgins,
I believe this site is for people who need ASSISTANCE in coping with what IS a PSYCHOLOGICAL ADDICTION. It is due to the misguided uneducated opions of people such as yourself that marijuana addiction is such a misunderstood condition. Do not condemn a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes, perhaps you should consider this next time you decide to launch into a full frontal attack on people who are aware of their personal struggle and are taking the initiative to at least voice their worries. That’s the first step to getting better, wether your 13 and have been addicted for 2 years, 35 and addicted for 20 yrs or in my case, 21 and addicted for 6. Do you not see how the thread of conversation ends after your comment? You’ve made people uncomfortable to speak their worries. What if they arent talking to anyone at all? What if this worry festers into a bigger mental health issue? You should be ashamed of yourself. Personal opinion on the damaging effects of marijuana usage clearly depends on individual levels of consumption and regularity. I dont think there is a user out there who smokes all day every day and would tell me they wouldnt be freaking out if someone suddenly took the pipe away. And someone who has a joint every now and then would probably tell me they could go the rest of their lives without it and not bat an eyelid. Its relative to your individual addictive traits, self discipline and respect, all of which are also affected by depression, social status, social background and lifestyle and other mental health problems that often come hand in hand (and untreated) with regular or excessive marijuana usage.
I suggest educating yourself on this matter before the possibility of someone you know having a prolem with marijuana usage, maybe your child or sibling, becomes a reality. It really is more common than you would care to know.
I am 24 years old and started smoking when I was 14, and now I am really thinking about quitting. Dont get me wrong, i enjoy smoking, I dont think its the worse, and feel that some people can control it. Yet,for the most part,it takes over peoples lives. I do have an addictive personality, and most people in my family had problems with drugs or a party all the time lifestyle and are suffering from it now wether it be a disease like hep c,or them having to work until they are in the grave. I will not sit here and say dont smoke because a lot of people can balance it,but for every person that can, Id say there are 2 people who cant. Depends on you,so respect everyones individual problem and situation. I slow down a lot, but i have a feeling that wont happen and quitting is the only option. I would say that for the past 4 years my smoking habits have been daily. Sometimes a blunt a day,sometimes 4 or 5. I dont have a job and I feel like a loser. I want to be able to save money and have it in the bank, get my own place, and not spend all that money on bud. I want to get healthy(i am overweight, most of my life) and feel that since i was smoking through high school, the years where you get active, put on muscle, and grow, I missed out because I was smoking,eating, drinking, and being lazy. I am getting to the point where I need to change, and stop this lifestyle. I am not making any progress and it needs to stop because time is one thing that wont stop. The good thing is, the friends I hang out with are all talking about this to,since we all are trying to do the same thing in life with music and a website. The thing is with me, I wont smoke all day,but come night time I need to burn or I cant fall asleep for hours. Then when I burn, I eat and dont fall asleep right away anyway unless I am absolutely drained. And since I went to bed high, I wake up late even when I do go to bed kind of early, and feel groggy and tired still in the morning and during the day. I dont feel fit,i feel sore off and on like my muscles are to weak. When I get into a fitness routine it never lasts long and usually stops because one day ill burn instead of working out and the same the next day,and day after until im done with the fitness routine and back to my weed routine. I had a friend overdose off heroin(heroin and pills are an epidemic where im from) and I actually quit for a month,which was back in 05 or 06. I had a GF at the time so she kept me busy and helped me out. I feel like if I quit weed,I will go through a rough patch at first,but then I will be able to have energy to work out, talk to girls,and just enjoy life. I want to get out my parents house,etc. Those are my main reasons. I will never say I hate weed or its bad. Because I know people who have smoked longer than me,and have cut down a lot, still do wonderful in school,relationships, etc. It depends on the person. Just like how some people no matter how many times they smoke,they always get paranoid and can control it. Everyone is different. Some people can smoke everyday and control it,others cant. I have found that the weed takes over my will, and i am not ashamed to say that. Also to, I was always under the impression that i needed drugs to write my music. Took a trip to NY this past weekend,and on the bus ride up and back I was not high,and handt smoked in atleast a day,and wrote some of the hotest lyrics iv ever wrote. And its very rare that when I am high I write good lyrics because im lazy. If you are naturally lazy,then weed will only make it worse, believe me. I know I have ranted on to long so I will stop. But just want to say that marijuana can be bad for you. At least for your life
I dont and never will smoke weed but it turned my Life upside down. My girlfriend of 4 years was smoking it from midday till midnight at least 5 days a week. When i first met her she was smoking Hash, then gradually moved onto the weed. I asked numerous times to come off it, she tried but would only last days. Last few months of our relationship she was on my back about everything, i was the one that was suffering for the shit (weed) that was fucking up her head. She would blame me for not communicating with her, how could i when she was stuck to the couch not able to talk i could’nt even look at her face as she would freak out. She would just lye back during sex always with light off, got her thrill that was it. Blame me for not going places, how could i and she out of her head. In the end she had it in her head i was to blame for our relationship problems. She came home one evening and started having a go at me, i went to leave to give us some space for few hours. As i was leaving she starting throw my stuff out the window, i tried to stop her but then she started lashing out hitting me leaving me with 2 black eyes and broken heart. I left her that night. Its now 6 months later my heart is still breaking. So people Weed causes alot more than side effects for the user, it causes problems to those closest to us. FUCKING WEED
I started smoking 2 years ago, i was never that into it just did it with my friends that did it off and on. it was “easy” for me to quit because i never really had it. I don’t really hang out with those friends any more and havent smoked in 3 months and been fine. until this last week i have just been craving it like crazy. is this normal?
I have used for a good 12 solid years, everyday 3-4 times a day. Weed consumed my life alot more then I like to admit, I started at 14 to just try to fit in with the older crowd and that lead to every weekend. Then 3 times a week then 4 then 5 till it was everyday. I quit school to stay home and use(worst mistake EVER) i thought everything that had to do with pot was cool. My social life was great at the time I partied alot hung out with sexy chicks,did everything a young man dreams of.This went on for many of years, I was the poster boy of pot, everything they say that pot does I was going threw- lazyness,lack of social presence,the quite 1 in the crowd,the guy who couldn’t do anything before gettn that mornin buzz. I stayed friends with those who still smoked but those who quit seemed to fade away. It was my whole life everything I did, I did on weed. I thought it was the best thing ever at the time. Im close to 27 now and can really see how it ifected my life in a negative way.Yes im married to a wonderfull woman and have had great work experience and have had a blast using in the old days. Over the last couple of years I have noticed the medical effects it has done to me from several stomick issues to extreme headakes and being out of breath like a 60year old man from just walking up stairs. I went to doctor to doctor thinking so much is wrong with me, all the tests came up fine. Thats when I started thinking is it the constent weed use that is just putting a tole on my body. I finaly had the balls to put down the herb just to see what would happened.I have been clean for a month and a half now and you wouldn’t beleive how different I feel.Yes I still think about useing all the time, but it gets better day by day, I was one of those smokers who could sit on the couch for days at a time just gettn high and it felt like there was nothin more satifying then just chilln.So now that I quit it is very hard to just sit down and watch a 30 min show,without gettin bored or wanting to fire up.My dreams are so crazy and intense I sleep for like a hour at a time and am having 5-10 dreams a night. Its hard to ride in the car or go out with buddies that still use.My wife is preg so she had to quit 7 months ago and it was alot easier for her cause she is carring are child so hell no she ant gona smoke. My health is fantastic now every little pain I felt is gone, I feel better then ever. I plan on never using again, I know it will be tough but it finally feels like I have slipped free from the strong grip of marijuana. Pot is a extremely addictive drug that if u let it will ruin your life……….
I posted the last blog and just read all of the other ones. All of you younger kids please take it from me and stop be4 it gets to late. There is nothing worse then knowin you spent the greatest years of your life waisting away of weed. Im close to 30 and wish that I could go back in time and change my life. Like I said in my last blog weed will consume you if you let it. I dropped out of school, never got my GED and lost out on the college experience. In this day and time it is so hard to find a great job without good education, beleive me when I say that. Every job does drug screens and being a adult and worring about that kind of stuff is NO fun. Quiting might be the hardest thing you ever will do, but do it when you are young cause it only gets tougher. The best thing to do is stay busy,think of what you did before turning to drugs and try to get back to healthy habbits insted of ones that are just ruining your life
I feel bad for some of the younger kids in here pouring their hearts out for help. Addicted to Marijuana and cannot quit. I feel for you and hope you all get the help you need. One of you describes how the ounce of alcohol makes you feel at ease after work etc. Well I hope you don’t turn your Marijuana addiction into an Alcohol addiction. My personal experience; I just turned 40 years old and have a family of four children and a happy wife. We both work from home with our own business and are very much involved with our children etc. I personally vape 3-5 grams weekly while working, talking to customers on the phone, selling blah blah etc. I grow a plant or two a year since I’m a legal 215 patient so my quality is high and my investment is low. More bud than I need.
For all of you in line to get your Vicadin, Oxycontin, Xanax, etc etc. Go ahead and pop a few with your Pepsi and drive down the road. Drive by a school, park or mall full of children on your way back to work or home. Have an ounce or two of alcohol to make the nerves pass. Or maybe you can just smile and say “not me’ I don’t do any of those things under the influence of any drugs or prescriptions. I doubt that but so lets just say Twinkies are your vice. Maybe it’s that second helping at the dinner table.
GUESS WHAT LARD ASS?
If we made a deal right now about vices and addictions, I bet I and my cronic pals could pass the pipe before you put down that cheeseburger, donut or diet coke. Can you spell “Heart Disease”
long story short, im trying to quit DURING THE DAY, im 22 with a hectic schedule and a young son , newly single and realized today pot was causeing things to be harder in life… at my jobs as an electrician everyone else smoked… on WEEKENDS or RARELY but for me it was every break, hated working un-stoned, after just get more stoned, and it slowed me down, i begun to worry about mis placeing things over the years, and lost several important things, iv e parked the car and forgot where i put it and spend an half an hour in the cold… not to mention im single and looking for someone interesting and it makes me act like a bit of a DOOFUS… BUT i still LOVE to get baked, so i figure ill try to limit it unil after work not at ALL before, and keep the doses light around social setting so that i donèt act like a smiley headed stonerdoofus!
Hi, i am a heavy cannabis smoker, i smoke high grade bud every day and have done for the past 2 or so years. I would just like to congradulate you on the truthfullness and realisticness of your post, every thing else on the net it propaganda fueled bollocks and this is what should come up first. Like i always say its the person not the drug, im sure my day will come soon ha ha.
So recently I have quit smoking weed. It seemed like everytime I smoked my heart wound race and i would freak out. I couldn’t deal with anymore so i decided to give it up. I smoked for six years straight every day. i just up and quit cold turkey now my body still feels like it did when i was stoned i dont understand it and was hoping maybe it was normal for it to feel like that after you quit smoking. maybe someone can help because it sucks!
Hi.
im 21 and been smoking for nearly 3 years. When i first tried cannabis i dident know anything about it. But to day, after 3 years of reading i can say i know alot.
I can see that there is alot of people that smokes weed every day. I did that to. But, dont these people understand that its abuse when you smoke every day?
I diden think so at first.. but after some reading i understod that. Even tho this drug is illagel, i dont have to abuse it! Im gonna start using it the same was as other kids drink alcohol.
After i did this absoulut no problems. I save money, and i enjoy every weekend getting stoned with friends and good food.
They say cannabis is a gateway drug. And they say alcohol and nicotin aint becose these drugs are leagal. IF alcohol where illigal, then this drug would be nr1 gateway drug.
Ive never meet anybody who tried weed befor alcohol or tobacco.
A little tip for them who abuse weed. DONT. It aint addictive, its all in youre head. Read about it, watch movies sbout it.
movies:
- The union, scenes behind getting high
- Super high me
- totally baked
- refeer madness (the goverments way of making people scared)
If you watch these 4 movies, youll learn ALOT.
i have been smokin weed for going on 5 years. in total i have probably went a month not high in those 5 years. i started during grade 10 and passed all my courses with honors. currently i am attending universtiy and have no problem going to class high and retaining information learned in class. on average i smoke about 7-8g a day. i have found no negative side effects like “chronics cough” although as any stoner knows you gotta cough to get off.
keep it high
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i AM a heavy pot smoker and i have no problem going for days without being high. there is no physical addiction to weed like there is with other drugs, its not crack. never let people think they are better than you because you enjoy smoking pot. they are the ones who fail to see the beauty in everyday life.
high 4 life
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so i was wondering if i could get some advice..i have been wit my boyfriend for over a year and a half and in the past year he has started to smoke weed more and more latley..he says theres nothing wrong wit it and the only reason he does it is cus it makes him happy and feel good..ive tried tellin him i dont want him to do it anymore but it jus doesnt seem to help..to top things off im 8 months pregnant so i really worry if he is goin to continue to smoke and if he is goin to smoke around our daughter..ive tried to talk to him over and over again about how upset it makes me when he does it even after i tell him i dont want him to but it doesnt seem to hav an effect on him..he tells me that he is such a screw up and to leave him but its not that simple…i want him to stop and i want to be wit him for the rest of my life..idk how much longer i can go on and let him smoke when he knows i hate it..advice would be so great rite about now
I am 24-female, I have been smoking since I was 14, and smoking every single day since I was 15.
It has ruined me. I know I need to do something about it. I smoke everyday – start from the time I wake up, so about 5-6 sessions every day and its been this way for years.
Even though I get lots of weed for free, I still spend money – alot of money on it, lets see it would be about – $37,000
I love getting stoned, but I hate being stoned, I hate the daze, I hate what little its brought me, I hate the feeling when I run out, I hate the cage. I hate the debt. I love the smell.
The stoner lifestyle though its just so me, even before I started smoking week, I would love to be able to smoke it like once every two months to celebrate something but how do I know that I wont just go by more the next day.
I know I’m worth more than this now. So Thursday 30march is dday.
here I go……..
for those of you who have to have it on a regular basis, to make it through your day…here’s the problem. Those that love you and care for you the most begin to feel your disconnection and over the course of time, the weed is your only companion. Take it from someone who know’s this personally, I’ve watched my husband of 17 years be pulled away because he’s hiding to smoke it with these new friends he’s made….2 weeks ago i couldn’t take it any longer, there’s no honor in a marriage when the husband sneeks and lies and excludes you from his extracurricular activities because he knows you’ll disapprove of the smoking. we could loose everything if he was found out, because we both have public service jobs…so 2 weeks ago, this man, who prides himself as being a very capable strong supportive man is crying on his hands and knees because he doesn’t want me to leave…but i can’t be 2nd to his bad habits, and i don’t know if hes strong enough to break the habit. the side effects of depression, moodiness, and desire of that stoned feeling still consumes him… it’s a sad situatioin, don’t think this doesn’t have side effects, it hurts the ones you love the most…i truly miss the man i feel in love with 17 years ago, i feel robbed and there’s nothing i can do about it…everything rides on his ability to give it up
“Smoking 5 gr a day” – you are a FUCKING liar – good night.
i smoked pot for 9 years before quitting a year ago. i am now 25 turning 26 in July. Pot is straight up evil. when i quit i lost all of my friends who are all potheads. the last year has been ups and downs. i thought several months would do the trick, and i would be normal again. boy was i wrong. it has been a year and i still feeling fucked up. i am not overweight or have any other addictions so nothing to blame it on. i have have taken up yoga to help me deal with the mood swing, depression, and anxiety. It helped alot, but some days are still very depressing. like today, i was sitting in lecture, and having a minor anxiety attack for no reason. it wasn’t anything that i couldn’t handle, but i still couldn’t wait get back home. i have to admit that a year later i am feeling better, however i know that i am a long way from full mental stability. symptoms include trouble sleeping, feeling unaccomplished, underachiever, unenthusiastic, mood swings, lonely ….
however, despite all these things, i can feel that i am making progress. my marks in school have improved, thought stick better, less moody, happier about life, more optimistic, approach issues in life realistically, ext. now i just need to get some normal friends. for some reason i am less open to people now. not sure why?
If you are thinking of quitting, then just do it. but make sure to surround yourself with positive people. avoid drinking and smoking, it could cause a relapse.
30+ year smoker here, most every day. I usually smoke between 1/4 and 1/2 oz a week. I have been sober from it now for 14 days and am experiencing all what you talk about, mostly insomnia and restlessness. I did have a quit date and stuck to it and I also got rid of all the paraphinailia (sp?) but just one good nights sleep in two weeks is kinda whacking me out. That one night’s sleep was also drug induced by alcohol which I certainly don’t need with my addictive personality. I have been exercising more and know after awhile I will feel better. I’m not sure I would recommend quiting cold turkey but it was the way I chose to quit and I can tell you, it’s damn hard. Best of luck to those wanting to quit. You can do it.
ok ok I know everyone has their own side to every story. Some stories are more touching than others. Listen up. I have been enjoying marijuana now for 13 years. I am 25 going on 26. I come from a very mentally ill family. My brother 2 years older than I, has Paranoid Schizophrenia. My sister 5 years older than I is a bi-polor manic depressant. I am the only pot head. I am the only one in my family the graduate highschool, I have a degree in culinary arts. I currently have a very rewarding career, making upwards of $45,000 a year. I understand it is not the highest paid position, but I will be coming up on a promotion very soon with a raise of 15% plus bonus. With the posibility of almost unlimited income. I am married with a child on the way. I am also a vet. of the army with 6 deployments under my belt. I understand the paranioa that comes with marijuana, it’s the bodies natural reaction to the mix of chemicals plus THC the active ingredient in marijuana. It is only temporary. The mind overloads with thought of being alone and tries to compesate by re-enacting memories. This only happens as an overdose effect. Know your limits, every plant has different amounts of THC so don’t go take 6 foot bong rips of a friend of a buddies weed. You will have very different thoughts. If you do though… lay down, even if you get sick to your stomach, it goes away! If you are already NUTS, talk to a doctor. For the addictive side, dude with the headaches, get a CAT scan you probably have a tumor. The addiction is the want to have the same feeling of euphoria. No one has ever died from withdrall or overdose. If you still think you have an issue, and you feel you have to be high to live then maybe you need help.
K Higgins, I am offended. I do not understand your logic: “‘If smoking pot isn’t a ‘big deal’ then…quit’”? Why would anyone quit if it was a big deal? It’s not. You have no right to call people you do not know whose lifestyles you do not fully undersand as ‘not strong’ and ‘weak’. Have you ever heard a so-called ‘pot head’ call themselves a ‘bad ass’? You must have mistaken a meth addict with a pot head then since pot heads for the most part are pretty down to earth in my experience and not into the ‘bad ass’ persona.
No one said, ‘life is so hard’ and ‘work is so hard’ and ‘growing up is so hard’ …so I have to smoke weed. For the most part people do it to self medicate and to relax and have fun. Sure, people abuse it just like every other drug out there—on the street AND behind the pharmacy counter. But it is no where near as harmful as all of them, guaranteed.
Don’t presume that we are all dumbasses, I assure you that most of us aren’t. In fact, you sound like a pretty unintelligent and close-minded person yourself.
Oh yeah, I only get pot from friends, otherwise it could be laced or short or taxed. So, no, I am not a dumbass and I did not make him richer or myself dumber (oops it seems you can’t even spell “dumber”). You’re preachin to the choir, Higgins.
I have lived with my partner for six years now, and he has smoked weed for over 16 years,he is now 34. He smokes 1/8 every 2 days, starts first thing in the morning, to the last thing at night which could be 2am-3am. Over the years it has got really bad and has had a big impact on our lives and my kids lives. I feel like I’m the one whos addictided to the stuff, and I don’t even smoke it! The worrie of trying to find the stuff is, having the money to fund it and then me and my kids have to go without, how is that fair! The mood swings from him when he hasn’t got any like its my fault. the lazyness, unmotavated, no emotions,forgetting what he has done with something,can get narstie when had a drink, thinks that he can’t do anything without the bloody stuff, and when he has got some, he will be fine and get up and do things but the moods and having no paitients are still really bad. what I am trying to say is do not kid yourselfs that it won’t effect you in the end, IT WILL!! It might be alright whilst your in your 20′s, but trust me, you wait. My live and my kids live has been made hell. It never used to be this bad, now it is. So all you cannabis users! NOW TELL ME THAT CANNABIS IS A GOOD THING!! IN THE END ITS NOT.
I know I sound like a weed hater, beleave it or not I’m not. Like with any thing, have too much off something, and it will take your live over. If your going to smoke weed, then do it responsibilty.
To start ill just say I’m from Canada and have been around weed ever since elementary school. At first I was averse to it from all the negative stereotypes associated with it, but through friends and circumstances became an avid fan. My best friend smokes 10 grams a day, yes ten gs a day. Believe me or not, I’ve sat there with him the entire day and blazed with him the entire day. He loves it and will never give it up. Yes some may argue that is a ridiculous amount, but its his life. He’s a great guy, goes to work everyday and has a fairly normal life. I quit about a month ago, and its been fine. Its just a conscious choice that you have to make. The so called addictive side effects last all of a week or two at most. If you cant deal with a weeks worth of wanting weed without blazin a bowl you obviously cant handle to blaze, just like an alcoholic cant handle drinking. Everyone has their limits: just know yours and nothing bad will happen with weed.
i meant that he told me that i can sleep normally and i told him otherwise lol sorry im tired
People, how many times did you hear about dying of alcohol, after a coma? How many peaople died by getting hit by drunken drivers? How many people died being murdered by drunken men? And how many people die from cancer provoked by tabacco? Just look at the news on tv or newspaper (not both)… count how many in a week.
Now look on the internet. How many people died of marijuana consumption? How many people they killed?
What is bad about lazy people which are high? More are lazy just because of the tv itself, or the computer. It is bad for young people to go to the non-stop store because they whant chocolate after they get high? We fear mass sell of chocolate? (just a little joke)
But seriousley, what do we fear about marijuana more than beer or tabacco?
Sure, you can get cancer from somking it, but you’ll get cancer from smoking anything. If you somoke just paper, you’ll get cancer!!!!
And secondly, if we pass our fear of it, you’ll see that is not as bad as tabacco. And the tabacco firms doesn’t like it! They’ll sell less. So they won’t let this happen.
I’m getting here a little paranoid (i do hope is only me) , but do you really think that we need a marijuana addiction center?
I’m eighteen and i’ve been smoking weed for like 8 years. i have no idea what life would be like if i didn’t smoke all day everyday. I can barely remember before i started.
I’ve always been the stony kid in my classes or the one who you’d call if you needed to know where to grab a satchel. Thus my spot in the cast of characters that is high school was carved for me. It was not the greatest time of my life, all of my teachers knew i smoked weed, and they never took me seriously because of it. I was TOO HIGH for HIGH school… (I know, irony right?) I missed a lot socially too. Many people never took me seriously, simply because i was high. It’s degrading when people treat you like you’re high, even when you actually are high. I absolutely despise the dumb stoner stereotype that so many believe is actually true because it makes it seem like all stoners are dumb, when many of us are as or more talented, creative or inspired as the rest of the world.
Let’s face it, you really miss out on some important milestones in life if you choose to smoke. As an unrepentant “pot-head,” much of society has been very unwelcoming to me as a person, and whether or not smoking makes me different from everyone else, i deserve to be treated as an equal human.
In the spirit of open-mindedness, however, I would like to ask: is NOT smoking weed everyday as fun and amazing as smoking weed everyday?
and Al- I definitely agree with you, all 14- 35 year olds should totally have lots of SEX instead of smoking pot. That makes for a healthy happy time right? (goddamn it is hard to convey sarcasm in a written message)
I find it amazing how a lot of people want to leave comments on your blog saying that weed is great and if you have this problem you’re a fool or a loser…
I just know that I’ve been smoking weed for about 3 years solid now (im 19) with a 5 week straight-edge stint late 2009, which I am returning to. It only ever ended because I got overconfident too early and hung around some friends that smoked… the truth is, everyone really is different, and I just know that in my case it is starting to make me feel mentally incapacitated, like my sanity is just deteriorating. I’ve actually had several scares now about hearing voices, or having some paranoid and delusional thoughts. It’s really scary when it happens and I just want it to end. It’s also tied into the music scene which makes it harder since I’m a musician but I have to do this for the sake of my life… if I keep going this route I fear I might speed up some sort of mental disorder that was going to form anyways… man those freaky moments are pretty dark.
I completely support legalization and the right to having a choice, but there’s a lot of people in person and on these comments, where I wish they could understand what someone like myself has gone through… I’m glad I’m not alone, though.
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