Has anyone quit smoking marijuana? How hard was it, and how many times did you try? Is there any substitute (non-addictive) for when you can't sleep and are going crazy?

I quit all the time! Sounds funny but it's true. I have smoked for over twenty years and the only problem I see with it are the employment drug tests. In my job I am HEAVILY drug tested for the eight months I work every year. During the summer I pretty much just disappear for 3-4 months and have no problem smoking for the first 2-3 months of my time off. When I begin my time off usually the 1st thing I do is take a trip to amsterdam. You have to understand the problem with weed isn't that it is dangerous or addictive it is that people test for it. Back to the quitting. Stay clear of it to begin with. for the 1st week or two it will be too tempting to decide to burn one and start all over. Keep yourself occupied and clean your living environment of pipes, bongs, papers, roaches etc. As for the insomnia I really can't help you there cuz i have suffered from insomnia my whole life, I can't just go to sleep i have to fall asleep watching tv or reading a book. You are going to have to deal with the oral fixation too. That is the worst part for me but I also smoke cigarettes so in the beginning I smoke alot more cigarettes and a few cigars, way worse for you then the weed but you do what you have to do. You always need to have a bunch of snack food around because appetite or not you are trying to substitute an oral fixation so I try to get healthy choices like grapes or berries anything other then potato chips. As far as night sweats go I just keep my place cold all the time but when im quitting i spend more time on top of the covers. Have plenty of things to keep you occupied like books movies, or mess around online like im doing now cuz its time to kick again for the fall. As for the dopamine and adrenaline I am a motocross junkie and I spend alot of time out riding especially when it's time to quit. I like to spend the first few days in the woods cuz it keeps me away from the temptation and after having an adrenaline rush all day I feel something more incredible then a weed high at the end of the day. not sure what else to tell you other then to keep in mind you are mainly dealing with an oral fixation and keep that in mind. Maybe try smoking shisha from a hooka or smoking a pipe. After the 1st week or two you are golden though. Hope something I said helps.