almost 4 months into my longest sobriety period from weed in 13 years. A benefit that you might overlook after giving up weed is NEVER WORRYING about having to hide weed, paraphernalia, or edibles and retiring from having to constantly cover up the smell of bud or weed smoke/vapor!!! On the same note as well, never having to worry about not looking stoned in public and the anxiety that comes with with that as well. I feel so free and liberated now that I don't have to waste so much of my time and energy doing this on a daily basis!

Traveling no longer involves adrenaline fueled TSA experiences

I have zero fear of my landlord ever suspecting that I'm breaking the lease by consuming marijuana in my apartment.

I am more present when I spend time with my family not worrying about if they know I got high before

I dont have to encounter a burst of skunk smell whenever I open my backpack up in public.

Driving past a police officer doesn't trigger my cortisol levels.

It is crazy how much I put my mind and body through just having to navigate the world while being chronically high. Im actually so much more aware of my surroundings and present in general than I ever was. the trade-off is so worth it, I will never go back.