There is a school of thought that people who have problems with marijuana have problems that go beyond the marijuana. Your anxiety and depression have a life of their own. The average pot smoker may find life without pot boring. You are probably dependent on the idea of smoking pot. Yes, smoking pot can have a pleasant effect. So can watching your favorite tv show. Marijuana is not an opiate. You can get over it if that is what you need to do. If you think you are dependent on pot, you need to find out what the real problem is. Quitting smoking will probably make it easier to deal with the real problem. If you think that smoking pot is a problem for you, it is at least a part of the problem. There is no excuse for pot being a problem in anyone's life. If you have a medical need for pot, that should be no problem. If you feel a need to quit smoking and have a non-medical problem quitting, it is not pot that is the problem. Tobacco, opiates, alcohol all are addictive. Pot is not. Most of the advice given above by others can be useful, but remember that the problem probably goes beyond the pot.
If you are spending enough money on pot that it hurts your lifestyle, you have a problem. Pot should be the cheapest drug on the market. I realize that the day of a $20 lid of Columbian Gold is long gone. but a $5 bag should last one person several days. If that sounds unreasonable to you, you do not need to smoke pot. Legitimate medical problems are different.
There are legitimate medical conditions for which marijuana is the best solution, and anxiety and depression may be associated with them. Cancer is one of them. Unless your anxiety has such a cause, pot is probably not called for.
Last edited: Oct 28, 2014