So, is only your concern the money that is being spent? That's fair but if so, that is, if the pot use isn't affecting his daily life in any other way, I find it hard to be too concerned. A person is entitled to spend their money as they see fit. But the tread title mentions anxiety. Do you feel the anxiety is being caused by the weed and if he wasn't smoking it, could do without the meds also? That is a whole other ball of wax.

This may be a reasonable conclusion. It would be up to your friend to tell their therapist about it, however, in my opinion. You can't really make someone quit something they don't want to quit and have it last any amount of time. What may help is to discuss the situation and try to help the person see how they might benefit from giving quitting a try. Quitting pot isn't nearly as unpleasant as other drugs. I have stopped for long periods many times. The first day or 3 can be a little difficult, but in less than a week, I expect to show no obvious symptoms of withdrawal.

In my case, for example, I have been smoking pot off and on a very long time. I am well beyond college age, however, and I was mostly able to use a bit of feedback and my own self-analysis to reach the conclusion that I need to set pot aside for a while to be able to properly evaluate all the symptoms I have been having lately.

If I were your friend, I would be very concerned about being on 3 different drugs if you count zoloft, effexor, and pot (self-medicating?) If you combine that with environmental factors and the odd bit of alcohol, truly getting a grip on the real issues will be next to impossible but that should be his goal.

Best of luck to you and your friend.