Thank you, Scott. What I’m gathering is that this is not straightforward and different for everybody. I do value everyone’s feelings on the matter. It’s helping me understand myself a little better
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I'm 7 yrs sober from alcohol and I use THC. I used Xanax for yrs and absolutely hated putting chemicals into my body. I use THC to help curb my anxiety and relax at night. This is YOUR sobriety. If THC makes you want to drink or do harder drugs, it's probably not the best choice for you. For me, I'm grateful for a more natural way to relax.
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Well said 
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Yes, Lydia well said. I appreciate your perspective. Especially being at 7 yrs. Thank you
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Oh yeah, but Left Eye burned someone's house down. That's the kind of crazy I'm attracted to.
Haha. Yeah, it was her boyfriends mansion. Pro football wide receiver Andre Rison
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Hey Nick! I’m 2 yrs & 3 months sober from alcohol, which was a negative/destructive something to put in my body. However, I never found my thc use to hinder me in any way regarding physical, mental or spiritual health..in fact, I feel it’s a positive!
I love my few puffs of weed during my nightly coffee or juice happy hour outside in my backyard. I play with my dog, do yard work, do nightly Spanish learning on an app, watch the sunset, listen to and watch birds etc..I live at 7000ft, just got back from a 3 mile trail run..I also mtn bike, river run etc..
I am a high altitude athlete at age 52 crushin it and also use thc nightly in smoking form. I guess it’s how each person feels about their using anything from food, sugar, caffeine, thc etc..
A person in their 20’s said I’m California sober, when I said I smoke weed but don’t drink alcohol. As an Arizonan I get a kick out of that term and own it. 
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Thanks for sharing, Paula. Wow! Love the positivity and enthusiasm!
I agree, alcohol is poison. It brought me down. Weed feels so different. Spiritual is a word that comes to mind. I feel like I’m thriving right now. Only real thing holding me back is a guilt I feel sometimes when I get stoned…
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Feeling guilt..hmm..
I’m curious what that’s about. I’m going to friend you on here to chat more on the topic.
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Hiya! I’m 4 years and 4 months sober from alcohol and this June I’ll be 10 years off of prescription pills (not prescribed to me). I use THC daily and to be honest, I’ve never felt healthier. I support people saying it’s not necessarily “clean” bc it is mind altering but generally, I’m more level headed, calmer, and it keeps me off the really bad stuff. I highly suggest researching all the benefits because that helped me get over my guilt and feeling like I lacked a community of people who understood.
There’s a ton of science and research these days! Take a gander at it and see if that helps.
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What about using THC to help you stop drinking?
I did lean heavily on THC when I first quit drinking. May have not been able to do it without. Things have leveled out a lot lately. I do feel overall calm and level headed
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I quit both the same day. But THC is nothing like alcohol. You can't get addicted, you don't get withdrawals, and, most importantly, you can't die from withdrawals. Yes, you can develop a bad habit, but it's nothing like alcohol.
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For some people it’s a trigger for others it’s a relief.. I am not partaking at the moment but I know with my past it has never triggered me to do anything else. It was a source of calmness and pain relief for me. I was very sick a couple years ago and instead of pumping my body full of drugs I chose THC and it really helped me through my illness. My doctor was fully aware and supported it because it kept me off of the heavy pain relief drugs that would’ve gotten me addicted. 
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It definitely sounds like it has its place and it’s benefits. Not the same for everybody, but a lot of what I’m hearing is positive. Thank you everybody for your stories and your input
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Me personally, as long as users acknowledge their limits and indulge responsibly I say more power to them. I only recently started experimenting with THC but that was the last time because I didn’t recognise my limit and overdosed. I don’t think THC is for everyone but to each their own. As long as nobody’s hurting themselves or others around them with recreational usage.
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My opinion on it is on our AA chips, "to thine on self be true" if using THC is as problematic as alcohol or any other drugs that sent me into insanity and brought me to my bottom is it really good for me? If it does not take me to that place or take me back to other substances that had brought me to that place is it really a problem for me? I do not use it but if it aids someone I don't see how shaming or guilting them for using it serves any purpose
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Thank you for your kind, wise words, James. This sums up a lot of what has been said quite well. Appreciate you and all my sober friends here.
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Progress not perfection.
If staying dry is the top priority for your path to sobriety right now, then celebrate your discipline to stay off of alcohol until you are ready to move onto the next level of your self mastery.
Baby steps hand in hand with patience are vital for big changes.
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