Before I start telling you my tales of woe, I'd like to say how much I enjoy smoking cannabis. People who are addicted to alcohol have a problem called alcoholism. I don't neccesarily consider my use of cannabis a problem,but rather something that i enjoy. Maybe however, I enjoy smoking weed a bit too much?

Since I was about 18, I have thrown myself into a heavy cannabis usage. I smoke a joint for breakfast, as soon as i wake up, and carry on smoking from there until I go to bed. The last thing I do before I go to sleep is smoke a joint too. I also smoke fags. I probably smoke between 20 and 30 fags a day, and then between 6 and 10 joints a day on top of that. As much as I enjoy smoking pot, this is too much for me. I like to have a smoke with my mates after uni or after work or whatever. This is one of my simple pleasures which I would really rather not give up.

That being said I have recently given up cigarettes, and I am trying to knock the weed on the head too. Here's why:

I sing in a punk band based in South Wales, UK. We're not doing too badly at the moment, but Ive been feeling like my voice is letting us down recently. Anyway, that's one reason, but not the main one. Just before Christmas, I was calling round my girlfriend's flat to show her the finished copy of my band's new album, which we completed the night before. As I went towards her room, (I let myself in with my key which she gave me.) I heard a noise which I had heard a thousand times before over the time we were seeing eachother. My girlfriend was having sex in the bed that I shared with her for the last year. Long story short, it turns out that the guy she's fucking in our bed was my best friend. (Honest to god, no jerry springer bullshit, shes actually fucking my best friend, and i caught her.) We're broken up now, I havent seen my mate since, and i dont intend to. The point is, I feel like shit. In some way or other, this has to be my fault, because I brought them together. These guys are cunts, and its better that I found out now than 6 months down the line when we're all living together. To reiterate - the point is, I feel like shit. I feel worthless, unloved, unrespected, i feel like nothing at all. I've come to the conclusion, that now is the time to start doing all the things ive been promising to do for years, but have always been too stoned to get off my arse and actually do. If only to start feeling a bit better about myself and who I am. First things first, i need to quit smoking. Which is fine, I'm prepared to do it, willing to try. I'll do anything to stop feeling like this. I haven't had a fag in 4 days, which isnt bad. I've also cut the weed right down too. Rather than 6-8 joints a day, im between 3 and 6.

The plan however, was to completely cut weed out on weekdays. I had my 'last spliff of the week', Sunday night and was all set to go without for the week until 6pm on Friday evening. This morning however, (monday morning) after just 3 and a half hours sleep, I sat my driving test for the second time and failed the fuck out of that. By the time I got home at midday, I was gasping for a joint. So I had one. I've been stoned since then, and im going to bed in a minute. The thing is though, I'm only gonna get stoned all day tomorrow, and I REALLY don't want to. I want to make it a weekend thing. It'll be a reward as opposed to a privelage. Does anyone have any advice as to how to go about knocking Mary on the head, or at least cutting the dependancy to a simple weekend buzz rather than an everyday sensation? It would mean a lot if you could help.

By the way, its 4am here in the UK and I'm shitfaced. I have a feeling that my initial rant was for my benefit and completely unrelated to the topic. Either way, I'm fucked right up at the moment. I'm in a deep fucking hole, and I can't dig my way out. Advice from random potheads might be exactly what I need! =)

Has anyone ever quit smoking weed cold turkey? How do I even begin to go about this? Its harder than I anticipated.

Safe
-Sam
AHLaD Reviewed by AHLaD on . Quitting Marijuana Before I start telling you my tales of woe, I'd like to say how much I enjoy smoking cannabis. People who are addicted to alcohol have a problem called alcoholism. I don't neccesarily consider my use of cannabis a problem,but rather something that i enjoy. Maybe however, I enjoy smoking weed a bit too much? Since I was about 18, I have thrown myself into a heavy cannabis usage. I smoke a joint for breakfast, as soon as i wake up, and carry on smoking from there until I go to bed. The last Rating: 5