So today has been the hardest day yet. Weather sinks and I can’t do squat right now (freezing rain) and nearing my lady days (sry guys if that’s TMI), so Im kinda grouchy. Anyway my question is, would it be cheating if I start replacing my cravings with an edible cannabis cookie with very low levels of THC but has the CBD for relaxation? I’ve never been into marijuana but plan on maybe talking with my Dr to see if I could use that now and then or when I need it for stress… I live in a state where it’s legal and if I get a prescription for it then morally I don’t think I would feel bad to eat it every so often. But I’d be trading a drug for a drug right? Really is it any worse than antianxiety meds though? Just wanted to see what people think. Thanks 
Ugh I know right? Lady days are the pits. The only reason I think I’m even considering the edibles is because I was really thinking of getting bottle of wine today 
Kava has helped me. Kava tinctures even help cramping etc.
It’s an anti anxiety and muscle relaxant but not really considered a drug- it’s a root.
I don’t want to give advice on this, but I’ll give you my opinion. I am from Oregon, but left in 2001. If I were living back home I would still abstain from alcohol and I would partake. For me it wouldn’t be replacing alcohol.
Never heard of that and I’ll check that out. Thanks @Naturehippy
Stay of it all … trade one for another No thankx. Everyone do what they want. I only can focus on me . Its up to you . Medicate excuse No thankx. But wish u good luck . Drug is drug eitherway
Most people haven’t but it’s a lifesaver for anxiety- especially the moon cycle kind
Like anything else, quality counts as far as effectiveness.
I also know that there are cbd only products available that are completely legal and don’t affect you like thc.
I just looked it up. Sounds amazing! Where can I buy it? Thanks
Someone obviously never had a moon cycle… gah! Sorry… couldn’t help it. 
Drug free is always the way to go… but herbs and tinctures are your next best bet! Chinese medicine is da bomb when it comes to anti anxieties etc.
I thought the last post was for me. 
Its a polite way of saying "pms"
I don’t think a full moon is bad luck, the moon can influence the tides 
thats not superstition- thats an equation for good surf! lol.
Kava is a root and is found in Polynesia. You can get it powdered, in teas, tinctures, and in chocolate, and even capsule form. There are grades of it which affect potency. It tastes like dirt and makes your tongue numb, but it is non addictive and truly amazing to take the edge off.
Although you can get it at pretty much at any vitamin shop or natural food store, quality matters.
I get mine from the source, a place that makes Kava… one of the many benefits of living in Polynesia. I get the extract.
For me I would say taking anything mind altering is not sober. Im not sure if I’m going to try the edible but the kava I might. Sounds so relaxing. I just feel so lousy and I’m desperate weak even. I just don’t want to drink and maybe this will get me through. Idk
@Dan_Alexander yeah, I heard about the anxiety with pot but after speaking with someone they said the lower the THC is the more relaxing it is. To much THC for some people causes anxiety and paranoia.
I rather stay away from it all Even painkillers, if my head Hurt or i break a leg , i will deal With the pain .i do anything to continue to stay clean instead of a possibility to start use anything again. I do got a note in my wallet saying im a alcholic and drugaddict. If i would be hospitalized. So they would know. Im not perfect , i never will be and and thats ok .
I’m responding late to this post but I wanted to post about your mentioning of benzo withdrawl being really bad, a few years ago when drug seeking me was looking for anythjng to get high experiments with RCs (research chemicals for those who don’t know, VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT TESTED DRUGS) I found this very promising pill for anxiety and insomnia called etizolam. It was relatively cheap so I decided to try it, big mistake, I loved it, and I could snort it and it would give me a benzo rush and high like never before, I found myself taking 8-16 a night (recommended dose 1-3mg, they come. In 1mg pills) and blacking out / passing out and not remembering shit!! (at my worst I went through over 800 pills in 1 month). When I decided to stop doing that one day the withdrawals started to hit me, I felt like I was having a panic attack 24/7 even went to the hospital once because I was crying/pissed and swinging at everyone e even family… It took me months to recover from that and once I did, I never touched another benzo again.
Yeah it sucked pretty bad…but it wasn’t as bad as the physical withdrawals of opiates especially the back pain… that was the worst and the only thing that kept me getting more not even mental want for it at the end just the soreness… Glad that is over…