Hi,

Congratulations on taking your first steps!! For me pot being "just" psychologically addictive was not something to take lightly. I abused many different drugs for 30 years some very "physically" addictive like coke, and pot was a really tough drug to quit. I'm very glad to hear you're in a group because that was essential through my first year of sobriety. Other people just don't get it. I met people who also got sober and realized they didn't need psych meds. But, if you are suffering from mental illness pot just makes it worse and stops the meds from working. At the end of my time I would light a bong at 9am and take my last hit around 9pm. I didn't even get high anymore, and I spent more money on pot than on my mortgage. I should have numerous felonies for possession, and I spent a few months going to 12 step meetings at the women's jail. The times I have spent in rehab and psych wards (about 80% of people have dual diagnosis) I met people who have been cut off be their families and are trying to get beds at the Salvation Army.

I am very blessed indeed.