My name is Chris Sullivan. I am the founder of quitcannabis.net and author of The Joy of Quitting Cannabis. My motivation to quit marijuana, pot, weed or whatever you want to call it, was because I had gotten into a rut of smoking it all day, every day. Late at night or early morning, utterly convinced I enjoyed it, I would sit, roll and smoke joint after joint. As the years rolled on cannabis seemed more like self-prescribed medication to keep me calm than the fun, recreational drug I once considered it to be. Knocking on my dealer’s door became a symbol of need and at times desperation. I often looked like I had been dragged through a hedge backwards and I completely lost my self-confidence to communicate with even my closest friends. But the dread of existing without my treasured cannabis fix was enough to force me to abandon each and every attempt to quit.

Improved health is of course a guaranteed benefit of quitting but it was equally important to me to be able to enjoy myself socially and not be stalked by pangs of temptation after I quit. Despite feeling unhealthy, sluggish and a slave to cannabis it bothered me that quitting meant living a dull and dreary existence. I assume, like me, youDON’Twant to be miserable and vulnerable to temptation after you quit either. Who would?

Back in those days I lived the classic comedy Cheech and Chong lifestyle. Nowadays of course there is nothing you or anyone else could say to persuade me to put a filthy horrible joint anywhere near my mouth! That’s because I eventually quit:

• Without using willpower
• Without dwelling on the disadvantages
• Without substitute drugs
• Without the feeling I was making a sacrifice
• Without psychobabble or gimmicks

And so can you!

I will not lie to you - it is of course true what the pro-campaigners say. There is no annual recorded death rate. There is no such thing as a cannabis hangover or comedown period. There is obviously little chance of you waking up in a derelict drug-den with hypodermic needles littering the floor alongside ashen-faced drug addicts. But without getting all  ‘Reefer Madness’ about it, those facts are only half of the story.

Whether you are concerned about your mental or physical health, the financial cost, the drudgery of living your life stoned or because you want to distance yourself from your current lifestyle, your reasons to quit are as credible and worthy as any.

Quitting cannabis the right way is not only incredibly easy, it is incredibly beneficial and even enjoyable.