Gristley

Just watch out for weed. You've come off benzos so I'm sure you'll be fine, but weed is a slow burn. Ive been smoking for 7 years. In year 3 I started self medicating for anxiety and depression which meant I was smoking daily. It made my depression worse to the point where I was having around 30 cones a day to cope with... Everything. Possibly more. Im now almost 2 weeks clean for the first time in years. It was to the point where I feel nothing when smoking but not smoking meant I was always in panic mode.

I think I'm an extreme case tbh. I think you'll be fine regardless of how long and how much you smoke. Just don't keep replacing drugs with more drugs. (Even tho weed is 10/10 over anything else). Just be aware what it will do to anxiety and depression in the long run. Defs doesn't help.

Yeah nah my friends are either smokers, or they don't know I smoke. No stigma here.

I always describe it as short term help. Because it's an amazing short term solution. As soon as it's long term it's detrimental. Anybody who says otherwise is delusional. I'm still an advocate though. My eating is currently shit, as is my sleep. That's one thing that drove me back to weed within days normally. When I smoke I can sleep when I don't (short term) it's hell. Now that I've been off a little, I sleep better for sure, but I don't get to sleep better. It's hard not to smoke when that's my problem. I'm managing this time though. If I could get my smoking down to just one cone before bed and that's it, id be stoked. honestly I don't want to completely stop smoking. But I want to get back to the point where it's recreational, not a necessity.

Really? What would you call them? Bowls? It must be an Australian thing. Though to be fair I don't really immerse myself in weed culture (despite probably smoking more than everyone I know combined... Or maybe because of it) so maybe I'm just not down with the lingo these days.