What do you think of marijuana use and how it affects the quitting process? The last time I quit I continued to use marijuana almost daily with little to no negative effects, but this time around I have my worries. It feels so good to smoke a cigarette after you smoke weed, quite similiar to drinking alcohol actually.
Another thing I'm thinking about is how the drug is administered, most often smoking obviously. Is it treading on dangerous ground to continue inhaling smoke into the lungs, even if there is no nicotine in it?
A few things we need to get straight first that I have seen in other posts:
1) Marijuana is not physically addictive in the same sense as nicotine, cocaine, heroin, etc. It is possible to become psychologically addicted to it, but in the same way one might become addicted to coffee, sugar, tv, exercising, etc.
2) Marijuana does not cause lung cancer, COPD, or other dangerous lung ailments. Although there is certainly tar produced from the burning plant material, there has yet to be a documented case of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker. And of course, no one has ever died from using the drug in any capacity.
3) Medicinal marijuana is prescribed for many ailments, including anxiety and depression, two common symptoms experienced during nicotine withdrawal.
All that being said, I am still willing to discontinue my use of marijuana if it endangers my quit in any way. Please post a comment, especially if you have any experience in using marijuana while quitting cigarettes.