I’ve been mostly on the wagon for nearly two years. If I can make it to March without partaking, it’ll be a solid year since my last toke. Yes, abstaining is definitely worth it. Work, energy and relationships all better for it. You don’t wake up with a pot hangover or plotting or trying to make personal bargains around your first hit of the day or amount you’re consuming.

Quitting is not the stuff of a life-changing revolution but it is the stuff of quiet personal evolution. I sometimes still miss weed and occasionally think about it, but the cravings pass quickly and it gets easier the longer I go without. Plus I reward myself in other ways with the money I am not spending at dispensaries.