Freedom from Cannabis Addiction is an intentional space for all people who are in recovery from cannabis addiction and/or people wanting recovery from chronic cannabis use.

We are an online platform committed to honoring a diversity of voices who have similar experiences with cannabis use, addiction and recovery. As people recover from cannabis dependency, many are also are healing from complex underlying issues which led to or made a person more vulnerable to the dependence and addiction with cannabis. Some people in recovery are affected by childhood and adolescent experiences; as well as social, economic, racial, ethnic, sexual and gender inequalities which significantly impact recovery efforts. While others in recovery had no obvious underlying issues or genetics which contributed to a vulnerability to addiction. However, all have one thing in common; a goal to recovery and continue to recovery from cannabis addiction. To be free from active addiction.

There is no singular way to recover from Cannabis Addiction. People recovering from Cannabis Addiction have several common issues regarding a relationship with cannabis. They all at first typically have had a positive relationship with cannabis, and enjoyed the effects which cannabis offered them. They innocently started using for the positive effects. This enjoyment and pleasure may have even lasted many years while a person functions and progresses in their lives. However, for some people, cannabis eventually becomes a regular or daily habit which one could not moderate or control to their own satisfaction. Addiction progresses to a place where cannabis use completely dominates a persons behavior, activities of daily living, and their cognitive decision-making. These negative effects may take years to manifest, the signs maybe obvious or subtle and/or appear a bit dazed and confused like the drug itself. However, from the inside of a cannabis addicts life and of those around them these effects and behaviors are profound and can cause moderate to serious consequence’s.

Daily and/or regular cannabis use begins to cause adverse consequences in peoples lives. It begins to chip years and missed opportunities from peoples lives. It tears families apart and Such as: careers, education endeavor’s, family and intimate relationships, cognitive and executive functions; as well as mental health and well-being and/or physical healthcare consequences. Most people will think cannabis addiction to be the underrated addiction or that it is impossible to be addicted to the herb. An herb that maybe will known of and even considered benign; but completely misunderstood. Cannabis is a real addiction for at least 9% people of the people who use it. (newer research report a high rate since the legalization of cannabis world wide) People in this anthology report to have at one time and many for a substantial of time been physically, emotionally and psychologically addicted to cannabis. Cannabis, the beautiful purple sticky bud of the flower, in reality is a very high potent and even toxic substance for some.

‘Freedom from Cannabis Addiction’ is a place to honor and celebrate extraordinary experiences of cannabis addiction recovery. Personal stories about peoples’ relationship with cannabis addiction, now in recovery, will demonstrate how a self-empowering and self affirming recovery program is implemented in their daily lives.Thus affirming them a daily reprieve from active insidious addiction. Collective vulnerability, courage, and strength about cannabis addiction recovery are reinforced as each person travels their own unique paths of recovery. Recovery from cannabis dependency includes multiple paths of healing and recovery. The main goal of this anthology is to give voice to people in recovery from cannabis addiction. People who have freed themselves from the painful and debilitating restraints of Addiction and in this case Cannabis Addiction.

We are committed to the representing the experience’s of non white people, women, lesbian, bi, straight, and queer people as well as neurodiverse and differently able bodied people.