I am definitely one of those who couldn't keep it in check.

Plus I wonder, did you guys have more trouble getting up in the morning? I always felt like a wreck after an evening of smoking. And speaking of sleep I used to not dream at all when smoking, so that is another plus side to quitting.

I'm not a morning person at all, so I usually have trouble getting out of bed anyhow. But cannabis definitely made it worse.

Now that I think about it, cannabis might be partially responsible for this in the first place. I was an addict for many, many years. From about fifteen to just recently. It may be that cannabis was the culprit all those years in making it so difficult for me to get my ass out of bed.

I find it easier now that I've quit, but it's still very difficult and takes me at least an hour to fully wake up.

I actually used cannabis to suppress my dreams. I had many lucid and prophetic dreams when I was young and they used to frighten me and the people I told. In hindsight that was a huge mistake, but I just couldn't deal with the messages I was getting and the fear.

It's been almost 4 months since I've had access to cannabis, save for a few puffs here and there at my brother's house, and even that hasn't been for over two months now. Prior to that I was a regular user for about two years. I don't have the cash flow for even sporadic use at the moment (not to mention that the supply where I currently live is just awful, mostly 'mexican dirt weed' as they call it here).

I don't miss it, and yet I kinda do. What I mean is that, I can live without it no problem but I did enjoy it, and I do miss certain effects. I miss how well I used to sleep, I have scoliosis in two places in my spine (and very little cartilage left in my knees), and cannabinoids have an anti-inflammatory effect that ibuprofen just can't match. And while cannabis never fully suppressed my dreams the way it does in some people, it did make them less vivid and reduced the frequency at which I had lucid or semi-lucid dreams, which I tend to do as a reflex when they get bizarre (which is often).

I don't think I'll ever stop smoking for good, as the positives for me outweigh the negatives, but this time off has provided some necessary clarity for me. I started smoking all the time after my social life and living situation went to hell, and for a while smoking weed was just about all that made things bearable for me. When I do eventually go back to it, I think it'll just be for weekends and certain social gatherings, when I don't need to be productive.

It's the terpines that cause tolerance. Change the terpenes, get the high back. Drink a tea of the following 10 minutes before you smoke: orange peels/zest, lemongrass, and a pinch of black pepper. It'll come back.