If you are struggling to stop smoking marijuana, there are probably a number of obstacles you may not even be aware of that are preventing you from quitting. Once you are aware of these obstacles and how they are getting in the way of your efforts to stop smoking marijuana, quitting marijuana use can be quite easy.

The first thing that may hurt your efforts to stop smoking marijuana is your attitude towards the drug, especially if you have smoked for a long time. Are you quitting because YOU want to, or are you trying to please your parents, spouse, or employer? If you are not 100% committed to quitting, you will struggle to stop smoking marijuana.

What do I mean by 100% committed? Do you tell yourself lies like “I am quitting as soon as I finish this baggie.”? Are you hanging on to your bongs, one hitters, pipes and other paraphernalia for “old times sake”? Are you still hanging out with people who smoke pot?

All of these examples show a lack of commitment to quitting and will cause you to struggle to stop smoking marijuana. But don’t be too hard on yourself. It likely took months or years to shape your view of the drug and just being aware of how you view it will help you to stop smoking marijuana.

You need to have the view that marijuana is a dangerous drug that is having a negative influence on your life and well being. If you continue to hold popular culture’s view of it as the happy go lucky, non-addictive consequence free drug, you will not successfully stop smoking marijuana.

Another thing that may hinder your efforts to stop smoking marijuana is the chemical nature of the drug. Marijuana is the only major recreational drug whose active component is a fat soluble molecule. THC and its metabolites build up in your fat tissue and create the side effects associated with smoking marijuana. This build up also creates a tolerance to the drug and cravings to smoke more. Finally, when you stop smoking marijuana, you will experience uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms.

Using a program to stop smoking marijuana that also inlcudes a detox to remove THC from your system will greatly improve your chances of success.  Surprisingly, none of the well known or more conventional systems to stop smoking marijuana include such a detox program. The intensity of the withdrawal may make you start to smoke again.

Here is a link to a program to stop smoking marijuana that includes a powerful detox program!