I've put toking behind me. Anybody else?

[mrdevious]

Just wondering who else here, if any, has put the weed behind them? I quit toking as of 2 weeks ago and am commited to staying off the weed. I have nothing against smoking it of course, and I wish you all the best with happy toking, I just don't enjoy it anymore.

Every time I get high I don't like the feeling at all, and I've taken 2 week and even 6 week breaks, but it's always the same lousy feeling when I toke again. It doesn't help for pain anymore, and for some reason even makes the pain worse when I get higher than a mild buzz. So I've quit entirely, and don't plan on starting again. I haven't sworn it off for all eternity, I just think in the distant future it'll be something I indulge in once or twice a year on a special occasion. Hopefully by then my tolerance really would be back to zero and the "magic" would be back. Because seriously, it was more magical and amazing and outright psychadelic than any substance I've ever experienced (and I've been around the block). Wish I could go into details, but ah well.

Also, I can confidently say that the so called "addiction" claimed by prohibitionists is nonsense. 2 1/2 years of smoking, heavily, and I don't have any sort of withdrawl of any kind. Not the slightest desire or need to smoke again, lol.

Anyway, that was a nice 2 1/2 year chapter in my life, time to start the next one. I'll still hang with all my good friends here of course :) .

Anybody else in the same boat?

[Runaway Jim]

Just wondering who else here, if any, has put the weed behind them? I quit toking as of 2 weeks ago and am commited to staying off the weed. I have nothing against smoking it of course, and I wish you all the best with happy toking, I just don't enjoy it anymore.

Every time I get high I don't like the feeling at all, and I've taken 2 week and even 6 week breaks, but it's always the same lousy feeling when I toke again. It doesn't help for pain anymore, and for some reason even makes the pain worse when I get higher than a mild buzz. So I've quit entirely, and don't plan on starting again. I haven't sworn it off for all eternity, I just think in the distant future it'll be something I indulge in once or twice a year on a special occasion. Hopefully by then my tolerance really would be back to zero and the "magic" would be back. Because seriously, it was more magical and amazing and outright psychadelic than any substance I've ever experienced (and I've been around the block). Wish I could go into details, but ah well.

Also, I can confidently say that the so called "addiction" claimed by prohibitionists is nonsense. 2 1/2 years of smoking, heavily, and I don't have any sort of withdrawl of any kind. Not the slightest desire or need to smoke again, lol.

Anyway, that was a nice 2 1/2 year chapter in my life, time to start the next one. I'll still hang with all my good friends here of course :) .

Anybody else in the same boat?
yeah well get off a weed website
"if you cant smoke the weed, get out of the kitch... err... weed website"

[higher4hockey]

im with ya man, i havent smoked in a long long time. i like it better this way.


and runaway jim, don't be an ass.

[cannabis campbell]

Yeah some people get bored of it after a few years some after 10 years and some never get bored of it it just depends on the person and how much they enjoy it etc.

SHAME ON YOU! for only lasting 2 and a half years mrdevious.. lol jk, I dont think i would ever quit though i love weed so much i wouldnt want to quit it but its nice to take a break every now and then.

Fair enough if you dont feel that weed doesnt do anything for you anymore and you dont like the feeling of being stoned but is that because you dont get the same effect or you just dont enjoy the feeling anymore??

I was at a point where i thought i was going to quit once but the only disadvantage that i see is it costs money and too many advantages which i wont go it to lol.

All i can say is good luck though :thumbsup: lol

[cannabis campbell]

yeah well get off a weed website
"if you cant smoke the weed, get out of the kitch... err... weed website"

Why be a prick?

This website is for anyone who wants to be a community we dont single anyone out here.

Its for anyone weather they used to smoke weed or still do or even if they havent but they are curious.

I hate people who think there better than everyone else.. :mad:

[ericwt]

Rest assured that you are not the only one. I would place money on the fact that within 2 years 80% of the people posting here now will not be smoking weed.

The remaining 20% of life long smokers like me will still be smoking until we leave the earth plane.

So you are no means alone.

I do hope you continue to post here.

[Skink]

Just gotta say smoking today is something all together different than when I was young...

[Staurm]

Not yet for my. I'm, still in. What's it like being not stoned? Last I remember it was a bit dull.

[thcbongman]

To get back to the original topic, I haven't gotten stoned as often as before. I enjoy being soberity for most of the day, but at night, man I love being stoned.

[geonagual]

I wonder if I should quit?

[Spoken Word]

dont take it so seriously, dang
i was gunna say the same thing..

we only live once... i'm making it as fun as possible, especially now that im young

[Skink]

I wonder if I should quit?

Follow your own path...

[geonagual]

Follow your own path...

I have no intention of stopping..
or announcing that I am quitting

I am lucky that I can take breaks whenever I want...
but outright quitting is nonsense
what happens when your with some friends and they break out a J...It smells really good,,,you feel like getting high..and you say to your friend "hey, lemme get a hit off of that" and he says "I thought you quit" .
You look just like every other idiot trying to quit something...ALL TALK and NO ACTION.

but, on the other hand..you keep it to yourself...dont smoke...only if you really want to..and nobody is the wiser...if the joint comes to you and you dont feel like hitting it..you just say " Naw, I am good" and it is just that...their thinking..cool...more for me..HAHAHAHA

Forgive me, I am NOT stoned at the moment so my head is going faster than the speed of sound right now.

[Rutledge]

I quit smoking after a good 6 years of fiending. I spent a year and a half sober, no drinking or smoking. Then I slowely came back to it and from my quiting I believe I gained a new appreciation and understanding. I learned what I liked and what i didn't, when is a good time to smoke and when it makes no sense. I quit for the same reason you did and I totally understand. My consumption now is nowhere near when I quit.

[passitplz]

dont take it so seriously, dang

idk y but that came out sounding like Joe Dirt and it was fucking hilarious

[DeepFriedBrain]

I quit smoking, I just vape now.

[CanaDanKs Inc.]

I'm afraid to say I'm getting in a similar boat myself.

I can't let anything stand in my way no more :)

[TheAtomicPunk]

I've been straight for a while, but of course I'm kicking off this summer with a good friend having a big old blast, smoking a quarter in 15 minutes just like we did last year! Hell Yea!!! :jointsmile:

[LuckyG]

I quit smoking after a good 6 years of fiending. I spent a year and a half sober, no drinking or smoking. Then I slowely came back to it and from my quiting I believe I gained a new appreciation and understanding. I learned what I liked and what i didn't, when is a good time to smoke and when it makes no sense. I quit for the same reason you did and I totally understand. My consumption now is nowhere near when I quit.

Same here. I've changed my ideas on when and why I smoke, and who I smoke with. I dropped it for three or four months this year, and now I'm getting back into it - being straight-edge and completely healthy seemed like a great idea at the start, but it did end up being pretty boring. Small towns with no friends suck. I can't wait to move to the city.

[d00d989]

Just wondering who else here, if any, has put the weed behind them? I quit toking as of 2 weeks ago and am commited to staying off the weed. I have nothing against smoking it of course, and I wish you all the best with happy toking, I just don't enjoy it anymore.

Every time I get high I don't like the feeling at all, and I've taken 2 week and even 6 week breaks, but it's always the same lousy feeling when I toke again. It doesn't help for pain anymore, and for some reason even makes the pain worse when I get higher than a mild buzz. So I've quit entirely, and don't plan on starting again. I haven't sworn it off for all eternity, I just think in the distant future it'll be something I indulge in once or twice a year on a special occasion. Hopefully by then my tolerance really would be back to zero and the "magic" would be back. Because seriously, it was more magical and amazing and outright psychadelic than any substance I've ever experienced (and I've been around the block). Wish I could go into details, but ah well.

Also, I can confidently say that the so called "addiction" claimed by prohibitionists is nonsense. 2 1/2 years of smoking, heavily, and I don't have any sort of withdrawl of any kind. Not the slightest desire or need to smoke again, lol.

Anyway, that was a nice 2 1/2 year chapter in my life, time to start the next one. I'll still hang with all my good friends here of course :) .

Anybody else in the same boat?

word man, i know exactly how you feel.

if down the road you should start smokin again, cool
if you dont, thats cool too :D

[onequickmove]

that's a bummer it doesn't move you anymore

[birdgirl73]

Glad you're doing what feels right for you. And Runway Jim, there are others here who've made the same choice. I don't smoke and am a mod on this site. I'm still an advocate.

I don't feel I've put it behind me, however. I still enjoyed the heck out of cannabis the last time I smoked it. It's just not something that works easily into my life right now, primarily because of the hassle of its illegality. I prefer to think of it as something that's out ahead of me in my future again--when it's easier to get without fear of repercussions and when I'll have more ability to choose the ideal strain.

[ipodguy]

thats cool man
i took like 4 months off for the same reason and then got back into it because i enjoy it again.
im thinkin someday after college when i really need money ill stop again for good.

[rebgirl420]

Not me

[Purple Banana]

I used to be an everyday toker, now I'm weekends only. And I've learned a new appreciation from it.

Best of luck to you!

[PureEvil760]

hav'nt smoked for about 2 weeks, tryin to limit my spending, plus ill get high when i smoke again which is always good.

[Nailhead]

I quit for a long time because I thought I had outgrown it, now that I have learned it can make me healthier I am waiting to get legal in California so I can start back up. So as one stoner quits, another sparks up:smokin:

[mrdevious]

I quit for a long time because I thought I had outgrown it, now that I have learned it can make me healthier I am waiting to get legal in California so I can start back up. So as one stoner quits, another sparks up:smokin:


Dude, don't buy into the flat-out extremist stance that it does nothing but good for you. It acts neuroprotectively, agressively kills cancer, settles the digestive system, improves long-term memory, and reduces inflammation (albeit the opposite for me the past year or so). But don't fool yourself, you're still putting tar into your lungs and that's never a good thing any way you look at it. It does have some mild hinderance effects on learning and short-term memeory, though there's a good chance that's temporary looking at recent research. I think science is still on the fence about it aggrivating psychological conditions like schizophrenia and depression. And lastly, it desensitizes the cannabiniod receptors in your body which is an important part of your bodies regulatory system.

Once you get a tolerance so high that you don't get that magical hallucinogenic state anymore, I think it sort of dulls the experiences in life (when you're not on it mainly) that would normally get really really excited/happy/feeling significant. That's how I've felt at least, I have an extraordinarily good memory of how I percieved the world at every age right down to when I was 3.



word man, i know exactly how you feel.

if down the road you should start smokin again, cool
if you dont, thats cool too

Seems I've had a lot of responses like this one. Thanks for being so understanding all :).



I quit smoking, I just vape now.

Good for you man! I tried to stick to vaping, but when it came right down to it, smoking is more pleasurable and so much easier than heating one up for 10 minutes and having to use a wall socket. Stick to it, it's good you have the willpower.




Not yet for my. I'm, still in. What's it like being not stoned? Last I remember it was a bit dull.

Actually, it's more exciting! I find I'm appreciating life and the little things, the little beauties, more now that I'm not getting high. It's as if all the wonderful effects cannabis used to give me have completely reversed (especially the analgesia).

[Reefer Rogue]

You should eat some. Then you'll see the beauty of mary jane in a new light once again. Never shall I leave your side sweet Mary, we're gonna go for a walk in the park everyday.

[slipknotpsycho]

nope, i'll consider myself a toker til the day i die..

however lately, it hasn't seemed as important to me as it was from 14-20... back then it was everything to me, it was virtually the only thing i gave a shit about.. (as in material possession type shit, family members/friends don't count)

i guess this last year of having a 1/4 here, an 1/8 there, have made me realize it's not the end of the world and i'll live if i don't have it... so i just kinda now sit back and wait for it to come to me... don't get me wrong, if i found somewhere to get it, i'd probably be on it in a heart beat... but atleast i'm not sitting there all day anymore going 'i want weed' 'where can i find some..' and all the other typical desperate druggie crap...

[LIP]

It's a shame to see you go, but this proves weed isnt addictive at all, people CAN control when and if they smoke, and how much they smoke. It's very decisive and right for you, so best of luck! I hope you stay on the site though, i enjoy your posts.

I myself, probably wont give up. I enjoy it so much and it's such a big part of me [which i know people will think i sound addicted, but i'm not, i choose not to stop] that i cant really see myself without it. For starters i'd be in pain, but more the fact i enjoy life stoned much more than i ever would sober. Life is meant to be fun, and productive along the way, and maybe even bang out a kid while your going along, and life for me stoned is very fun, and it doesnt affect me at all.

But anyway, like i said, goodluck and dont vanish from the site!

[Caduceo]

Just wondering who else here, if any, has put the weed behind them? I quit toking as of 2 weeks ago and am commited to staying off the weed. I have nothing against smoking it of course, and I wish you all the best with happy toking, I just don't enjoy it anymore.

Every time I get high I don't like the feeling at all, and I've taken 2 week and even 6 week breaks, but it's always the same lousy feeling when I toke again. It doesn't help for pain anymore, and for some reason even makes the pain worse when I get higher than a mild buzz. So I've quit entirely, and don't plan on starting again. I haven't sworn it off for all eternity, I just think in the distant future it'll be something I indulge in once or twice a year on a special occasion. Hopefully by then my tolerance really would be back to zero and the "magic" would be back. Because seriously, it was more magical and amazing and outright psychadelic than any substance I've ever experienced (and I've been around the block). Wish I could go into details, but ah well.

Also, I can confidently say that the so called "addiction" claimed by prohibitionists is nonsense. 2 1/2 years of smoking, heavily, and I don't have any sort of withdrawl of any kind. Not the slightest desire or need to smoke again, lol.

Anyway, that was a nice 2 1/2 year chapter in my life, time to start the next one. I'll still hang with all my good friends here of course :) .

Anybody else in the same boat?

Dude, I heavily respect you for being wise enough to be able to look at your situation and assess what is what. You aren't living any illusions, and that fills me with a fuzzy sense of joy. So many people bring so much bullshit in when they quit something, anything, whether it be weed or tv or a relationship or alcohol or cigarettes.

[Sullivan]

I know exactly how you feel. I wrote a book on stopping the weed. Helping others to quit just as easily as you and I did!

[Psycho4Bud]

"I've put toking behind me. Anybody else?"

I tried that once but couldn't master taking the hit with my ass.:S3:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[geonagual]

"I've put toking behind me. Anybody else?"

Guess I didnt pay much attention to the title..

are you recruiting? maybe to justify? or validate?

[RamblerGambler]

Magic 8ball says...all signs point to no

[greenvoodoo]

my mom taught me to never be a quitter

[Nocturnal Stoner]

I wish I had your commitment for these exams but well fuck it.

good on ya, tell us if it goes well and stay on the site.

[Frickr]

I just recently quit too. i stopped for alot of different reasons. one to help me get over some of the depression and emotional problems i was facing with giving up my child.. smoking just seemed to make those feelings worse after a while. after covering it up for so long, and then got busted for pot, and loosing all the friends around me that werent doing pot (most of which i really respected, and valued) and finding a good job. i just dont have the time to really fit it in my life at this moment. yes i still want to smoke, but at this time in my life, there is alot more important stuff that matter... dropping out of school was a bad choice, dropped out to go get stoned every day.. i was being one of the people that give pot a bad name.. but once i get my shit in line, i will probably pick up the pipe again, and use it in an entirerly different persective then i used it for before.

[the j0ker]

i have been smoking for about 8 years and in 5 years i have never quit for more than a month i miss the days when i could get high off a bowl

that's fucking funny Psycho4bud good shit man good shit:S2::S2::S3::S2:

[mrdevious]

are you recruiting? maybe to justify? or validate?


What? dude, I'm just curious, wondering if anybody else here is in the same boat.



oh wait, I see, you think I'm up to something sly and devious because of my name ;)

[Delta]

Hey man, good for you. I can respect your decision.I recently started smoking within the last three years and I must say I have learned alot about myself. I have learned to really appreciate life more, and my mind is much more "awake". I attribute smoking to have helped me deal with the loss of signifigant others, to the quitting of chewing tobacco (a habit I had for 6 years), and for the accomplishments I've achieved in the gym of getting ripped. I've noticed that I smoke alot more than I used too and I think I need to cut back some, it's just so damn hard for me cause I like it so much. <sigh>

[Nochowderforyou]

I won't quit anytime soon, but I do need to cut back again. School was getting a little lazy last week and I puffed a few times before and at lunch with a few cool people from class, so I don't want to start doing that.

But fuck it, it's the weekend. :stoned:

[BobBong]

I won't quit anytime soon, but I do need to cut back again. School was getting a little lazy last week and I puffed a few times before and at lunch with a few cool people from class, so I don't want to start doing that.

But fuck it, it's the weekend. :stoned:

Hey Chowder :)

I hear what you're saying, smoking can make you put off doing things and well, it doesn't get you very far. That's what reward toking is for :) If ya do all your stuff then reward yourself with a toke for getting it done.. it can encourage you to keep going ;)

Cheers,
Bob.

[HookaHitter]

Everyone has to make thier own choices, and you should be proud of those choices! Im just a lifer and will be in my rocking chair with my bong sitting next to it whenim 80. Im about halfway there so its not that far off. Anyhow, its a way of life for me, Im not young anymore and have made my choices in life.

As for pain, I take morphine for my pain, lots of it, Im disabled, have had 9 surgeries and pot helps better then anything. I can take less morphine when I smoke and therefor I am more productive. The morphine puts me in bed daily, makes my mind wonder, I cant funtion at all, so I cant think of life without it. My doctor always asks how I can not take my full dose, I just say Im sleeping through my dose! I use to live in a medical pot state but now its hush hush, this needs changing. People need to relize that its the oldest medicine in the world and that it does help! Just like all meds dont work for everyone, pot wont be everyones cup of tea and they may not get any pain relief from it. For me, I wouldnt be here if it wasnt for pot!

Its this simple, the founding fathers left all the BS because of civil liberties and freedom, this is the problem today. I shouldnt have to worry, stittng at home, doing what I want to do, not bugging anyone, and at any moment I could be in jail for my actions! My god, do we all forget what this country is about? Leave me alone and I wont bother anyone! Thats why I live on my 160acre farm and I rarely leave it!

Anyhow, glad you overcame this, if thats what you feel is the best for you, Great! Anyone that cant understand that can go fly a kite! Its the ones that quit and then start knocking it, that makes me mad. How can you smoke for 5-10 years then turn around and tell others not too, BS! Glad to see you havent done any of that! Thanks, and good luck!

[officerleeroy]

It's been 13 months since the last time I smoked and I haven't looked back. I'm the same way as you, I'm not against weed but it's just not for me anymore. It was fun back in 8th grade when it would make me laugh hysterically, but then it got to the point where I was just sitting there doing absolutely nothing and made me feel useless.

[Reefer Rogue]

People experiment. They stay or they go.

[Polymirize]

I wouldn't go so far as to say its behind me, but my smoking habits have definately changed for the better... After a solid year of daily smoking I decided that smoking had lost all of its magic. I hated smoking to obtain a baseline as opposed to feeling fresh and inspired.

Now I'm enjoying large periods of being sober and the occasional (once or twice a month) smoking session.

Stay around Dev, you're still one of the best members this site has...

[geonagual]

are you still quitting?

[crudemood]

I don't see myself ever stopping.. but I'm not an everyday use it kind of gal. I usually will only smoke if the weather is beautiful outside so it can enhance my enjoyment for nature and life. I really do trip out bad when the weather is dark and gloomy. Its like I'm bonded with nature and in touch with it as cheesy as it may sound. But I remember when I used to smoke up everyday and I really started to feel the affects of it and realized it was time to cut down. And now I'll only smoke if I'm already is a positive mindset because weed really is an enhancing drug for me, its there to make things 100 times better than they already are. :)

[mrdevious]

I understand you 100% crudemood, toking outside on a sunny day or a nice warm night is just the best.

[Frickr]

i got a confession to make.. i said i was quitting, and ive been hitting the pipe again! im a quitter at being a quitter haha

[Bree1978]

nope not me, I use it as meds....

[JaggedEdge]

You gotta do what makes you happy. Weed enhances my life, but it doesn't have the same effect on everyone. If you aren't happy when you use it, than what the hell is the point to keep buying it.


Secondly this site isn't just for smokers. If someone comes here and contributes to our community, why does it matter what any of his choices in life are?

[zino11]

man i was put on probation so i got to quit but its been two days and i already miss it!!i will never get tired of it

[Reefer Rogue]

I love you Mary Jane

[GHoSToKeR]

Hey mrdevious, I haven't stopped toking myself, but I respect you for making that decision and sticking to it. Please don't feel unwelcome here, I hope you can still stay and post with us.. :)

Anyway, lately I've been feeling shitty when I smoke too. Not when I smoke alone, but when I smoke outdoors or with friends. I get slightly paranoid, my pulse quickens, and I generally feel uncomfortable. Those feelings just make me feel worse, because I'm not used to them... It makes me just want to leave, and I'm pretty sure everybody else is thinking "what the fuck is up with him?". So I can understand your reasons for quitting, and good luck to you. Peace. <3

[halfassedjediknight]

i quit but only for like 3 months for a job. it never happened so i came back to the flower.

im gonna have to stop again if my apprenticeship tests me anytime soon.

enjoy sober living! keep postin too :thumbsup:

[shaggzx]

I feel ya man. I stopped smoking in on Jan. 5th. Almost 5 months now. I just got to the point where I couldn't get high anymore and could completely function after smoking copious amounts. I am gonna smoke next month though just for fun and only do every now and then after that for awhile.

[geonagual]

I have been on the wagon for over 3 hours now...I am doing good:thumbsup:

[reality0]

I used to be a pretty heavy toker for about 2 years... For some reason it just changed in me and I changed to just one time every night before bed during the week. It helps me to fall asleep and its a great experience every night, it nevers gets old... Love playin games high most nights and can't wait for Starcraft 2 :jointsmile:

Now on the weekends, I reward myself to smoke freely at any time.... I like to party and if there smoking, I wouldn't think to turn it down.. and to those who say weed encourages cigarettes and other harder drugs.. I have only done one thing in my life, smoke cannabis. Never smoked a cigarette, never will... And I can still do the same activites I have done since I was a kid, and my breathing or running ability has not declined in the least.. So I'm not going to listen to the advertising going around us teens about it.. Yet, pursuing my own path along life the way I want...


I've noticed that by doing this, I save loads of money.. And I appreciate life a lot more. The only way I could think to explain it, is sort of like I have a very little high all day.. Like I really appreciate nature a lot more, and my life has definitely improved... I dont know, it's quite hard to explain.. Maybe down the road I might have another appreciation for herb as my body and age changes, just like everything else in life. I will have matured more going into adult hood and my mind may tell me something else. Who knows.. BTW Very high...:jointsmile:


But it all comes to down your choice, It's completely up to you and you really need to listen to your mind and your body. Don't let anyone interfere in what you do with your own life, ya only live once and it's gonna fly by.. don't miss the opportunities...




PS: And if some of that didn't make sense, don't blame me haha.. really thought about that one for a good hour and stopped typing to think quite often..
Reality -:jointsmile: