These days it seems everyone is hooked on it, the skater kid, the lady down the street, even the president. Whether fate was in their genes or whether a friend introduced them in high school, who can blame them? Some are hooked so badly they find themselves smoking all day long to no effect, and others experience cravings and pangs that keep them from quitting at all. So what's there to do about all this? Unfortunately, as you can tell by my effectiveness ratings, I am struggling with the sad state of affairs to sift through the best that 2017 has to offer. (Funny that meanwhile, almost effortlessly Granny Storm compiles a list of positives and his literature continues to grow)
Doctors themselves have yet to agree on a prescription antidote, making cannabis dependency a tricky situation. Even if it doesn't reduce you to complete dysfunction there's still no denying it leaves its mark.
In a certain sense you will always be hooked, once you go kush you never go back. But you could still make things easier on yourself, and I would be happy for you to prove me wrong. That's why I'm about to share with you the best tools I know of for this kind of stuff. In taking the plunge, you’re inevitably going to feel a hedonic shift. It will last some weeks. My goal is simply to minimize it and make the journey as pleasant as possible.
In going through these studies you'll notice a lot involving morphine, partly because that's all I could find and partly because it shares a lot of qualities in common with THC[1], [2], [3], [4]
Magnesium, zinc and theanine
weak and slimy, these have their place more as an adjunctive than a primary treatment. I would even place them in the league of ginger in the sense that they don’t taste so great and you have to keep taking them every day to see results
effectiveness: 3/10
bonus points: if you can use the placebo effect and your beer goggles to will it up to a 6/10. helps with anxiety and depression more than addiction
citations (for addiction)
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm...ubmed/15893381/
[2]https://www.ncbi.nlm...pubmed/16710121
[2]https://www.ncbi.nlm.../pubmed/1844558
[3]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC4523930/
[4]https://www.ncbi.nlm...pubmed/22935630
CBD
surreal and crafty, tasty and without oily residue it is however expensive and not widely available to the public. Some also may not appreciate the pseudo-narcotic feel of their new anti-anxiety med
effectiveness: 6/10
bonus points: super effective from day 1. Antagonizes THC at the molecular level and has systemic benefits of its own. The very act of smoking or eating a CBD strain confuses your brain, like a tobacco smoker putting a cigarette in his or her mouth without actually lighting it
citations
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC4444130/
[2]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC4718203/
[3]https://www.ncbi.nlm...pubmed/28793355
Ginger
slow and subtle, cheap and easy to prepare in different ways, it is fairly effective. on the downside it takes weeks of consistent use to see results and tastes extremely spicy
effectiveness: 3/10
bonus points: appetite stimulant, nausea/diarrhea suppressant, and although irrelevant to addiction it improves memory by opposing cannabis induced synaptic LTD
citations
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC4137441/
Turmeric
dry and chalky, warm and energizing. While you can’t make gingerale out of it, you can work it into a a surprising number of dishes without people noticing
effectiveness: 3/10
bonus points: if you make rice with it and trick your friends into thinking it's saffron. Good for arthritis, epilepsy, anhedonia
citations
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC4352596/
[2]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC3629220/
Health club
hot and sweaty, exercise releases endocananbinoids and endorphins which help to lessen withdrawal symptoms. Albeit not very significantly, but it was still deserving of a mention seeing as it regulates inflammation, dopamine and serotonin as well.
effectiveness: 4/10
bonus points: you can sip tea, meditate on the elliptical and kill three birds with one stone
citations
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC3050879/
Smashing yo bong in da middle of the road
quick and dirty. Not the most common method, but i have seen it work
effectiveness: 2/10
bonus points: if you can actually pull it off
[1]youtube.com/watch?v=jI5fvDO9yzE
[2]youtube.com/watch?v=fLdfw9O8lLw
honorable mentions: NAC (n-acetylcysteine) and Entacapone ('script only)