I am appreciating everyone’s comments here. Helping me understand others opinions.
It’s still not sober. You’re replacing one evil with another. It’s still mind altering. I’d love to dig deep into why we do this to ourselves. And I can’t accept the generic, “it’s because you’re an alcoholic “ saying. I still think there’s something much much deeper. I’m still searching as we speak.
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MJ is both a drug as well as now in many states a medication. There is zero doubt, in my mind at least, as to whether or not it alters one's mood and mind state. I have used Marijuana off and on for most of my adult life. I agree with those that say it is NOT sober. A good start, definitely not sober however. My faith urges me to be "sober of mind" getting high is getting high. Come on now. If I rely on a substance, non controlled and non prescribed, to make me feel ok, I am not relying on my creator, I am not relying on the medical professionals who I would hopefully grow to trust and whom I would hope could grow to trust me. For these reasons, amongst others, I no longer partake. This is my view on the subject. It did not take a "professional" to bring me to this conclusion but rather an honest look in the mirror and some familiarity with the Bible.
I urge you to take the same honest look in the mirror and come to your own conclusion.
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That’s between YOU and YOUR higher power. That may work for some BUT 100% sober is MY program. Different strokes for different folks. No judgement here. 
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A continuous stream of trauma invoked by LIFE is why we do this. No one wants to FEEL. It’s simply natural that we move AWAY from pain. We just have to find constructive ways to do it.
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Same here! Weed is an obsession of mine and when I am smoking pot, I am high all hours of the day. It’s far from sober. It controls me totally. I use it to deal with everything, and I know that a lot of the reason why I am so depressed these days, is because I can’t use pot or other substances to cope with real emotions and feelings. I can’t smoke pot either even though I desperately want to.
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After almost a year and a half I realized I did it to numb pain, to cope. After a few years of it I became addicted.
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I prefer not to judge as myself I was once was Cali sober phaq it at least its a step in the right direction, focus on yourself be the light
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Man it seems we were all Cali sober here at one time or another except what Callie sober meant for me versus what my sober is to me today are two different things I personally don’t think there’s anything wrong with marijuana if it helps it helps you if that is the only thing that you do and if you can maintain it being the only thing you can do without getting it out of hand or making it your entire life then by all means let it help you but if it doesn’t and if you turn it into an addiction making it your entire life then no that’s not sobriety but again this is just one man’s opinion so please don’t rag on your bag on me for my opinion and for what has helped me maintain sobriety from heroin meth Coke crack and whatever else
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Right.
For me as a recovering alcoholic it poses an unacceptable level of risk. I personally will not risk 2+ years of sobriety, good career, repaired relationships and everything else achieved. It create a level of self doubt in me that would be extremely risky.
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To each his own… I don’t judge …. Weed never caused me destruction like booze and hard drugs did. If weed is a trigger than don’t do it
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My brother has been "California sober" for 12 years. It works for some, but not this guy.
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Lol…love your share.
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Right?!? 
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I tried to be “California Sober,” and it just made me “thirsty,” so definitely not for me.
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Its different strokes for different folks. I smoked weed for a large portion of my sobriety. There usually isn’t too much wrong with it, other than an increased appetite and a tendency to want to do things “later.”
Smoking anything isn’t beneficial to your health, so there’s that. I dont consider myself newly sober due to smoking weed. My relationship with cannabis was entirely different than my relationship to alcohol. This may not be the same for everyone. I never felt weak to the bottle just because of smoking. And I’m grateful for that.
However, being that I’m on an SSRI, which THC prevents from metabolizing properly, my prescriber, therapist, and I decided it would be a good idea to stop smoking. And it wasn’t an issue for me at all. Im still around it. My friends understand as I explained to them why I was no longer partaking. And my bond with my friends is stronger now that we’re able to hang and not smoke with each other. We just talk about whats going on in each others lives, grab food if we’re hungry. He even cooked me a meal one night randomly when I stopped by, which he had never done before lol
Sure, there are times when I miss lighting up with the homies but I’m on medication now. But the medication grants me “normal” and “normal” is more important to me than getting high. There’s a saying in recovery “It works until it doesn’t work anymore” … Kinda like drinking to sleep.. and then melatonin when drinking stops working.. and then back to drinking when THAT stops working lol
When you’re self medicating with cannabis, and then that no longer sustains you and you get put on medication.. you no longer should be SELF medicating.
Yeah, cannabis served a purpose in my life at one point, and now it is a hinderance to my “normal.” It was an easy choice.
Moral of the story is: For some people smoking weed is no good and a hinderance to staying sober. However, I would say, that some people see cannabis as a way to help them stay sober. And rather you smoke a j every now and then as opposed to completely derailing your life all over again. But to make that choice you have to both know yourself and be honest with yourself. With great sober, comes great responsibility.
I hope some are able to see the alternate view point. I do not mean to offend or say that anyone else is wrong. I come in peace, and I’m a big believer in doing what is best for you. Please be responsible, and if you do smoke.. get from a dispensary. Cause you don’t need to be worrying about no fentanyl. Love to all 
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Nope. Not for me. MJ has lead to depression and anxiety and isolation. It’s addicting.
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Some people think that sobriety only applies to alcohol and that is simply not true.
If you are doing one or the other you are not sober.
Some people cannot deal with being 100% sober from anything that alters your mind because they have a lot of garbage floating around in there.
The reason that they have a lot of garbage floating around inside their brain is because they have not taken the 12 steps. If you take the 12 Steps it will transform your life and you will no longer have a desire to do anything that's going to alter your mind.
t's that simple.
Why do you think they don't want you operating heavy equipment or flying airplanes or doing any serious work if you are under the influence of any mind-altering substances?
They don't want you doing these things because it screws up your head and destroys brain cells!
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Alcohol made me destructive towards others. That’s my focus.
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