Quitting the Ganj
 

Well, do to a whole lot of things I finally realized how much of a waste Pot had become for me. I enjoy the high, the feeling, and what not, but I hate the culture that comes with it. At first it was about sharing, peace, and just enjoying the vibe. Then, it slowly transformed to fucking each other over, always being the best, smoking the best, having the most, getting the highest. It became like a fucking business, a breeding ground for reasons to hate. I know a large part of it is the fact that my circle of pothead friends had became smaller and smaller, and was simply smoking with the same people ALL the time. Well, shit hit the fan, I hadn't been smoking for over a week, and I realized I didn't want to deal with it anymore. I gave all my pieces to a friend, got rid of all my paraphenalia, and plan to give the first pipe I ever bought to my best friend who lives across the state who got me started smoking the ganj, and helped me pick out the beautiful strong piece that's been through so much, yet stayed strong and sturdy.

I enjoy the herb, I didn't say I didn't, I just can't handle all the drama that has arisen because of it. I've been hacking up green/black out of my lungs this last week, and am realizing how awful it has treated my lungs, I breathe easier, I think clearer. I'm not telling anyone else to quit, just felt like telling TFP that I'm moving on with my life, and it feels good.

good for you.

moderation moderation moderation.

I stop every so often, and right now I'm on hiatus.

Yes. Stopping that habit some years ago now allowed me to experience the real world. I was a big loser when I smoked weed.

well done!
Keep it up, i find the hardest thing with giving up is to resist the temptation when someone offers you a joint.

Good for you.
The same things happened to me before i quit 8 years ago. I don't have anything against people who smoke weed. I just realized it wasn't for me. Especially, since my whole family is predisposed to becoming addicts.

I haven't met anyone who regretted quitting, only those who regretted not having done so earlier. Good move on your part.

congratulations! welcome to the dry life :)

I quit last summer, smoked a blunt with my pals on 4/20... realized I wasn't missing out on anything. It was nice while it lasted but I enjoy sober life more :)

heh, im still at it.. don't really have a reason to quit. maybe sometime, but congrats :P

In a related thought - I was reading a thread the other day about herb and I was listening some guys that were still smoking a lot of, by their admission, having to defend their choice to smoke and all that stuff about it doesn't necessarily make you lazy or turn you into a bumble-headed fuck up, and two thought occurred to me. One is exactly what the poster mentions - all the drama that goes along with that scene can really drag you down. Back when I was playing at being a dead-eye knight, I can remember all the hassle and self-induced stress that goes along with procuring and hiding. I think you'll find, depending your feelings about marajuana after you've quit, that it's actually relaxing to be able to say you support people's right to smoke or decriminalization or whatnot, without having to look over your shoulder to make sure you're speaking in fron of the wrong people. The other is : do y'all think that a drug, in general, actually fucks a person up, or is it the experiences and the psychological baggage that one acquires while on the drugs, or in the circle of people that use? It may be splitting hairs, but I think that with herb a lot of the baggage people carry is derived from the culture, not from the actual drug itself. In any case, good luck. If it feels right to quit, it probably is.

as far as pot is concerned... I think the psychological baggage mainly comes from the culture, or circle of people that use. I think that the fact that it is illegal, and so people feel they need to cover their back or protect themselves is a very large reason it's abuse can get ugly. The "drug" itself may cause a little of it, but I think it's the people/culture involved with it that have a greater effect on its end/long term results than the drug itself.

Thanks for all the support, I haven't heard of a single person who's regretted quiting either (but guess if they regretted quiting they'd just go back to using anyway).

I definitely support people's right to smoke it, and am going to be an avid supporter of decriminalization of pot, but now we'll see where it takes me.

I'm moving out of the house I was in. I'm currently couch surfing for the time being till I figure out what I'm going to do. But that's a whole 'nother thread.

Do what you want. Do it or don't if you like. No one else is living your life. The real world is there regardless.