Benefits of quitting cannabis

Hey there!!!! 2 day is my first day in ages of not smoking cannabis. It is now around lunch time, but I'm determined I will at least go the whole day today without smoking. My problem is I have tried a few times to quit already of late, but then I start getting really bad stomach cramps and feelings of anxiety, and I feel like I have to go score just to get me through the day.  When I get it I tend to binge smoke usually, so of late, I've been spending about $100 in a week ( a couple of 50 bags) , most weeks, which is quite ridiculous as I just work casually, and don't have a whole lot of money any way. Some weeks I am forced to pawn parts of my drum kit, just to pay for my weed, and then the when I have a couple of good weeks of work I'll go and get it all out again which keeps me in a cycle of poverty.

 I think weed has many positive sides to it as well, I can't deny that, and I know a lot of people say it make them withdrawn, but actually I find, having a few puffs on a joint while I'm at a party usually makes me feel more socialable. Also I can find it very good for when I'm practising drums, as I can get stoned, and then go sit at my kit for a bit, and nek minnut, 2 hours has gone by, without me even realising. Another thing, my father has been clinically depressed, most of his life, and I often wonder if maybe taking some cannabis would give him a bit of extra perspective on life. I know it defenately can make me feel better for a little bit anyway, but then you start to get kind of sick of being stoned all the time, I think it's a bit of a double edged sword. Wow I'm really rambling on now I think, so I'll just leave it at that, I appreciate any feed back

Hi weed smoking guy , how's it going ? rooting for you here in england

Hey thanks ThisIsIt!!!!!!!!! I said on Friday I was defenately giving up, but then in the evening I wanted to go see a band so of course I had to go score first, so I could get high for it. Stayed up intill about 1 and then in the morning I woke up about 8 had a couple of spots and then went to rugby fitness training which I've decided I want to start doing, even though I don't play rugby. I kicked everyones ass in the long distance run, so still my fitness is alright, despite all the pot, I don't smoke tobacco, and I don't drink much either, I hardly even drink coffee. Any way so after the training I had a sleep and spent the rest of the weekend spotting up heaps of  skunky weed, and playing drums and computer games. Any way I have just about finished the bag, so it will now be up to me wether I go and get more or not. This time I think I can do better then last, at least I don't have the excuse of it being the weekend. Really more and more lately I've been starting to feel like I'm over it, so we'll see how I go, and good luck to anyone else out there as well.

hi weedsmokingguy,  I failed too , I'm also starting again myself .  Ready for a new day one !