I'm done with drugs and alcohol

[Monica]

I guess this is a follow up to my most recent post. I've decided to give up cannabis for good forever. I accept the fact that it is a very useful medicine and hemp is a priceless material, but I believe its not to be used as a drug whatsoever.

I'm really ashamed that I've lied to myself for 13 years saying it was a spiritual tool, but its anything but. I've had so many morbid thoughts pop in my head and felt presences around me when I was on that s***, besides being paranoid and being around the dumbest people.

It's time for me to be that powerful Being of Light I was born to be. I can only reach my full potential sober and cleansed.

Adonai

GreatSpirit, I applaud you for realizing this and, more importantly, acting on your realization! I know it can be difficult to assess whether cannabis is helpful spiritually or not, when it seems to have so many other benefits.

I quit smoking weed over 3 decades ago, for the very same reason. After I quit, I went back a few months later and had a totally different perspective; I too felt exactly as you just described.

Apparently not everyone feels this way about it, so I can only surmise that the windows of perception that get opened up might be different for different people. In other words, what do they see outside those windows?