I'm a recovering pot head.
I've smoked pretty much everyday for the past 14 years, with the exception of an 18 month break I took somewhere in the middle. During that time I got myself back into school and obtained a 4.0 GPA my first semester back. After that said fukk it and went right back. Never got close to that 4.0 again and never graduated.
I've done well for myself in business though. Never been lazy or demotivated. In fact, for the longest, weed was actually my motivation. I had to smoke the finest buds everyday and I needed guap to do that. So I bust my ass to do that.
Years ago I used to build houses and was working on this one dope ass crib that had this little room in the back. I wanted a house like that so I could sit in that little room and blaze. That's the sort of thing that kept me grinding.
I've always been a functioning pot head. Go to work high as shyt, having 1 on 1's with my bosses and they would never have the slightest clue I baked. Only people who knew I smoked were people I smoked with or people very, very close to me, like my wife. Visine before I spark so eyes never bloodshot, essential oils so you could never smell it. I remember 1x I was zooted and my female boss kept complimenting me on how good I smelled.
I blazed on lunch breaks and sometimes while on the clock. Blazed with one of my bosses, one of my college professors, father in-law...
But a few months ago I noticed I wasn't getting high anymore. I'm talkin skraight piff, my nikkas, and nothing. And I've been in those states when you smoke so much you might not realize you're still high from earlier, but this wasn't that. My tolerance level was maxed out. I always thought if/when I quit it would be a day of triumph but it felt like a funeral. Like I had lost my best friend.
I think I'm done for good, brehs. Time to be my authentic self. I've been able to accomplish quite a lot but can only imagine if I had never picked up that amazing plant. I feel like Jigga when he said "I was hot before Barack, imagine what I'm
gon do..."
Peace