Marijuana Addiction & Recovery Support Group

This community is dedicated to those looking to overcome their addiction to marijuana, a drug produced from parts of the cannabis plant. Join the group to find support among people who are also looking to cease their habit of smoking marijuana, share your experience, and get advice. It's not easy to kick the habit, but together we can.

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I am off the wagon again. Its been such a long time since I went to a meeting. I wonder if I will ever truely get off of the weed, I just have so many thoughts about its natural purposes, I go back and forth with the spiritual thing... I had problems with other drugs that made me start going to meetings... I am just so torn...anybody else feeling this way that could give me some words of wisdom?
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I'm never quite sure what people mean about, "the spiritual thing" when they talk about weed.
Spirituality isn't found in a joint. Is it? Can you explain?
What do you mean by its natural purposes? Do you mean medicinal purposes? Again, can you explain?
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i know what your meaning when ever i smoke i feel like im one with everyone and or it takes me up alittle bit.. if that makes sense and i to fell of the wagon hard this past week. i did some other drugs as well this weekend and im so lost about why i want to quit smoking because i feel better if i smoke! so no i cant give words of wisdome but i want you to no your not alone hang in there
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In regards to the spiritual thing. Throughout history shamanistic cultures have used chemicals to induce spiritual states. In south american cultures, Salvia is frequently used. The Oracle at Delphi in ancient greece was also being exposed to drugs with mind altering effects. Buddhist monks came up with tea, sorry, caffiene is a drug too, to prolong their meditation. The idea is that certain mental changes can bring about greater spiritual awareness, and chemicals can be used to manually induce a spiritual state. I fully understand with weed. But what it comes down to with me, is that I did feel guilty about it some times. Using that, I figured my inner mind was indicating that there might be a problem. I will still smoke on occassion, but think of it only as an occasional thing, and not an everyday thing. Cultures who use drugs as part of a spiritual purpose do it when it serves a specific purpose, and is regulated. I hope this helps, and for the record, I totally understand how you feel.
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ExPotMan - cannabinoid receptors can be located in many different locations in the brain. There are certain areas of the brain that are active when praying or meditating. For some people, cannabinoids locks into receptors in these areas of the brain, and so creates a very spiritual feeling.

Everyone is different, especially when it comes to the effects of cannabis.

There are even religions (Rastafarian) and sects of religions (Temple 420 - which claims that cannabis is a sacred herb and the Tree of Life from the Bible) which use marijuana in a religious way.

However, a substance CANNOT be used both for recreational and religious purposes by one person.
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