'Sometimes you've been high so long that being sober feels like a new kind of drug'

Life is about balance . Soberiety is beautiful. and puffing the herb is beautiful when its not abused as a daily thing

I been off it for a month now after about 7 years of being stoned all day every day and my dreams are so intense it's insane. Like tripping balls every night. I love it

dakota: “so just take a break from weed” me: as i’m ripping my bong

i always take 3 months a year to be completely sober. for self discipline exercise.

I haven't smoked for 2 years and recently I lit it up again and realised how much I missed the insights I get when stoned.

I haven't smoked weed for the last two months or so and I totally agree. I've been an on and off smoker since I was like 17, and it seems to follow this pattern where I smoke out of habit constantly, get tired of the haze, quit, and repeat. I think I'm going to try to adopt a more healthy and moderate approach to it, and treat it like alcohol, which I only drink on holidays or celebrations. Weed can be so psychedelic and spiritual and it can bring you to these divine headspaces, but I think smoking daily or frequently kind of disrespects the reverance of it. I think there's a time and a place for weed; on top of a mountain like you said, with friends celebrating the new year or a birthday, or when you're alone and simply need that spiritual kick in the butt to bring you into a mindful headspace, but I find that that divinity is lost in daily smoking. It just becomes this habitual haze that loses its meaning. I find also, that through daily meditation, yoga, breathwork, journaling, and being creative, making art and writing (which I have a hard time doing high) bring me into a sense of divinity more pure than I get with weed. You're on the right track with this for sure.

I love being sober, it's like a high in itself. I really don't even like being high anymore. It's good to stay grounded.

I only smoke weed to reward myself for fullfilling certain tasks/or on the weekends to chill out. As it became a way to reduce stress and I even smoked while feeling down I decided to quit for a bit and live sober for a while, 3 weeks strong now. I didn't want to use weed to shroud and surpress my mood and feelings.

“Weed only makes lazy people lazy.” Damn, that resonated hella. I used to smoke weed everyday for years in a row. I took a year and a half long break from it and it definitely changed my life. I was THE stereotypical, laziest, degen stoner. When I would get high all of my motivation would be wiped away. I wouldn’t clean my dishes, workout, eat healthily, etc. I always said “when I get high it feels like I’m putting my life on hold.” One night during my Stoner phase, on a hefty dose of LSD, I had a sort of epiphany. I asked myself “do I really wanna live a life where I just get really stoned every night for hours one end, watch 8 episodes of Trailer Park Boys and eat a pound of Doritos and chicken strips?” Like if I died today would I be satisfied with what I’ve accomplished? No. No I wouldn’t. Getting high may be fun and relaxing but ultimately I decided that it was squandering my potential. Now, I don’t get high anymore and I’m living a life of dignity which I can be proud of. I now read books in the evening instead of getting high. I’m on a quest to acquire as much knowledge as I can about the world. I also started running long distances (something I never did when I was high all the time). In the end, I just had to decide to stop smoking weed. Human lifespans are insanely short, and that one LSD trip really hit me hard. Life is way, way, way too short to just be wasting hours of my days watching junk television and sitting on the couch. Life is such a precious gift that we must take advantage of! Everyday is an opportunity to learn something new about this beautiful planet we live on! ~ side note: I’m fully aware that weed affects everyone differently. I just happened to be an incredibly lazy stoner. Some people it has the opposite affect on and if you’re a productive stoner then maybe weed truly can improve your quality of life. At then end of the day you’re the one that has to make the judgement call!

I know what you mean about weed making you appreciate sobriety. It's a yin and yang type thing. I keep my smoking ritual for the evening and night after my work for the day is done.

Loved to hear this! i actually do the same when i travel, i simply don't seek out substances. I've never done weed in asia as i'm always filling my time with adventure & don't like any risks or having my mind altered in a place where i'm alone. It would be interesting to see you detox from smoking it and then come back to edibles only. Just to see how psychedelic they can become for you. For me personally i only touch weed once every couple weeks but i do 0.2g- 0.4g of hash in a tea and that is usually enough to set on visions and let me see some things.

I feel like it's such a personal thing...but I've noticed that I used to feel very disconnected when I smoked everyday. I just felt very spaced out. Balance is key imo.

*BEING HIGH FOR LONG TIME STARTS FEEL BORING THEN YOU START CRAVING FOR GROUND*

My brother took a break and started having crazy dreams toooo

“Like milk and cereal. A joint and a mountain top. “ well said.

It’s definitely easier to not smoke when traveling. I’ve been trying to take more tolerance breaks myself but it’s soooo hard. Breaking habits is a bitch but we must trudge on no matter what. Thank you for sharing your perspective!

Yes, don’t want to surpress dreams all the time. Could miss an important message

It’s called REM rebound when u start dreaming again. THC interferes with ur REM cycle (dream state) and skips it most of the time, so when u stop that it comes back with a crazy surge of dreams :) it’ll normalize in a week or so. I got crazy scary dreams when i quit.

I only smoke once a month and I like to do what terence mckenna said. To be in a quiet room and get as high as absolutely possible and have an existential crisis until it’s over. Rinse and repeat every month

I used to tell people this shit all the time! The homies never wanted to believe me, till they had to quit, either for a job or probation hahaha. Love your content dude!

Weed is a medicine so take it when you are ill and stop it after you get well.

And yet he’s stoned when he’s making the video

- I quit weed *me not having enough money*

something gotta be in the air! most relatable video wow...I’m here journaling about why quitting would be more beneficial for me and then I see this notification. I’m glad I’m not the only one recognizing the negative traits it can bring out...I enjoy this clear space I’m in

Glad your podcasting again!! ✨ IMPORTANT NOTE: So I feel like people forget to protect and ground themselves when smoking. We’re like candles and when we smoke naturally your spiritual defences go down making you open to other entities, whether we’re aware or unaware and as we know moths love the light. So fellow smokers abeg you ground and protect before altering you consciousness, respect Mary Jane like you respect other plant medicines 💚 I only learnt this over the last year 😅

I've been free of weed for about a month now and it's been great. I like to actually be in complete control, in the driver's seat. I'm more productive, have more energy, and my spiritual path no longer feels trapped or halted.

I used to smoke everyday all day. I slowed down and eventually only smoked every once in a while. I noticed that I enjoyed smoking much more when I only take like 1 hit a day or two at night time. I still have dreams unlike when i smoked constantly i never dreamed. I think it's because we think we need to hit the pipe really hard or alot in order for it to work...but no..you just gotta know how to use it and moderate the amount you inhale you'll enjoy it alot more

I’ve quit for the same reasons! I just always felt like I was in a dream my days were going by so fast and I didn’t feel like I was living I always felt groggy and tired and really just out of it. I don’t necessarily think weed itself is addictive but I think the feeling of being high is addicting who doesn’t like being high out of your mind listening to music eating amazing food it’s fun but it’s definitely easy to get sucked into wanting to feel that all the time but since I stopped smoking too I’ve noticed how productive I am and I’ feel like I’m high on life too my days seem more happier and fulfilling I feel like my thoughts are a lot more clearer and my dreams as well have been a lot more vivid! It’s my new favorite hobby I get so excited just to go to bed because I don’t know what I’ll end up dreaming about. I just think weed needs moderation if you over do it you’ll get the negative effects of it. But anyways I really enjoy your videos!! I’m always cracking up at your jokes your a funny guy!

I smoked for 2 straight years with only a week off due to a trip to FL. When I stopped for a couple of days I felt as though I felt a natural high some how

There's a Joe Rogan podcast where this scientist explains how whenyou smoke weed it prevents you from entering REM sleep which produces dreams. He says we HAVE to have REM sleep/dreams and that they won't go away just because you've smoked but they will build up which is why you have such vivid dreams after sobering up. It's like they NEED to be expressed which is weird af but cool. He even said that is why alcoholics have DT's because their dream function is cut off due to the alcohol and lack of REM sleep cycle that they start dreaming while awake because it needs to be let out so badly. I think the same could be said for cannabis and might be the reason why stoners are so open minded bc their waking life is essentially a dream expressing itself from suppression of REM sleep cycles... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNiArJdex5iXmoE.html

I think it’s just about having a healthy relationship with weed. There’s value in seeing both side of the coin. I really like smoking but also know that too much is a problem

Growth of the mind and soul is fascinating to witness on KZfaq... great channel

We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.

This will be interesting to hear. I quit for over a year 2 years back and it was honestly probably one of the best things I could have done .. until I started back up and now I’m wishing I never did lol

I'm a grower, I smoked for 10 years nonstop, I quit this year early in the year, and everything you say is hand by hand the exact same way I feel about it, lucid dreams, appetite like no other, more productivity, sometimes the highest you can be, is by not doing anything at all

Definetly start with the jiu jitsu bro! Guarenteee you'll love it. Starting BJJ three years ago was probably one of the best choices I've ever made and every jiu jitsu gym I've been to has been full of nothing but welcoming people.

I was a chronic pot smoker for 6 years and stopped on my birthday for 9 months and it was the best feeling I ever felt. I had immense amounts of energy and was the happiest I've been in a very long time.

A little weed here and there is ok but if you do it all day every day it's way too much

Probably the best “ I quit smoking weed video” Iv ever watched. You nailed all the points I think. Haven’t resonated with one of your video like this before ! I did 9 years of intense smoking and have just hit 1 year sober. Weed is one of the Best and worst things you can add to your life. It’s takes a lot to realize you are being consumed by it. Anyways I’m aiming for another year sober and then may take it up again. I wish you well sir - your growth this year has been astounding, keep it up.

I love you Dakota! Glad you’re home safe from your travels. ❤️

I was high all day every day for 25 years, thought I'd never quit, then a year ago life told me I had to quit and I listened. It was surprisingly easy and life IS better sober! Weed is great, but too much is definitely not a good thing. Great video Dakota!

Sometimes we just cant listen to ourselves. We do know what is good for us but we can also be our own worst enemy.

This really motivated me to take a break for a while. Thank you for sharing Dakota 🙏🏼

Went through this a few years ago. Weed doesn't sit well with me anymore. Meditation is my new weed

What helped me a lot reconnect with myself after I quit weed (I used to be stoned all day long, every day), was primarily gardening then grounding. Once I got strong enough, I started swimming in lakes, hiking in the hills and cycling. I became vegan and that helped me giving up my other drugs: nicotine, caffeine and alcohol. 🌞🙏💖

trekking a mountain in Asia is both dangerous and scary, my uncle told me it would be a little walk, i nearly fell of the edge of the mountains and was more than an hour to get to the place but i met some beautiful tribal people too, l love seeing how people live different lifes to us.

Stopped for about a month now and my dreams have definitely returned and are super vivid as you mentioned. Definitely easier to get in touch with your higher self not puffing

Dude, it should be during weekends and if possible only friday night with 1 chillam then it's perfect but getting stoned all 7 days long then you are gone... It's better to be stoned once a while.

You sound so happy right now! not saying you talk about being sad but It's cool to see someone in the zone in that bliss. Love watching a fellow adventurer adventuring through these videos. Much love from the west of US

its been 2 weeks since i haven't some weed and this sounds completely relate-able.

I've been sober and its better, be humble for the normal life

I'm a hemp farmer in KY next year I want you to come visit the farm.

its crazy that youre having this realization now. im happy for you. i learned this about 2 years go at 20 yrs old. what im realizing more everyday is that everyone learns at a different pace. theres no right or wrong way to go about life.

This is really insightful Dakota. I feel tempted to take a tolerance break now.

What if I've never been myself until I started smoking? My whole life being clouded and restricted by my own mental health. I hit the weed and everything straightens out for me. It's like I have the ability to sort my thoughts and think more logically. Is it really holding me back if I'm using it in place of anxiety or depression meds?

That dream thing, that's so relatable brother, i myself is off of it for like 3 weeks. Add it up with Pranayama (Breathing exercises) and you will feel whole lot of ecstatic.

Being Sober And Enlightened Is What Humans Are Supposed To Be Like..............

Nice shirt 🍄

We on the same boat lol. Keep preparing yourself for your trip to take Ayahuasca. Don’t be so hard on yourself when it comes to addiction, continue to be aware and that is all you can do. Love you man

'If you got the message, hang up the phone' TM once said. One has to try out these tools...meditation, thc, sports etc. and realise what works for oneself. Glad to hear that you quit smth what keeps you away focusing on your lifetime dreams. peace)

he said: “like milk and cereal” 💀💀💀 so perfect hahaha

i recommend jiu jitsu. it’s a fun way to exercise

Surprisingly weed makes me more productive and when I'm sober I'm not productive at all. Bottom line it makes me pretty manic and if I don't put that energy to good use it drives me crazy

I have a problem balancing smoking. I don’t know if I want to quit it.. But I noticed when I smoke it even once a week, I’ll enjoy it more

You are so much more emotionally grounded, and that's definitely because of quitting weed. Ive noticed the same after quitting weed.

Lol “do people who dont smoke trip out every night ?!” I asked the same question when i stopped and started to have vivid dreams 😂

Really appreciate this video ohmie, starting a break myself tomorrow for a bit, so this was good timing!

Never had this extra vivid dreams after not smoking for a while. I can get a little grupy the first days and than that is that. I got cronic pain and refuse pharma pills, so weed it is. Not the worst compromize. Long term damage effects is nothing. Also respect the herb like a shaman, do meditation and soft yoga with it, you get so much more body awarness. This plant has increased my life quality so much. Like everything else take some pauses now and then.

I used to smoke every night before bed. Overtime, I realized I don’t get dreams anymore. I had to stop smoking cannabis for a month so I can pass a drug test and those 30 days were CRAZY. Every night there was a dream and I was more energetic. I actually liked it a lot! So now I only smoke on the weekends doing 2 bowls tops. Its so nice.

I recently did sober October and the dreams are one thing I could go without lmao

you’re my fav person in the universe I can rewatch your videos over and over and learn something new every time you embody what i wish to be and become knowledgeable of!!!

Dude, I have the most vivid dreams when I don’t smoke either! Interesting

Dakota you’re my favorite person you trip me out so much when u talk about deep shit and I love it.

I still have vivid dreams even when I fall asleep stoned, but they're much harder to remember and write down. Might be because I only smoke on the weekends.

I am 1 month and 1 week clean of smoking about 3 times every day. I honestly had no plans of quitting but I am on 6 month probation for doing some stupid shit while drunk lol. But the first 1-2 weeks were definitely hell. I could fall asleep but I would sleep in 2-3 hour sperts, waking up drenched in sweat. I felt like I was losing my mind, anxiety was terrible, but now I am feeling much better. I have a lot more energy, conversations come much easier now, and the natural highs are coming back. Best of luck to anyone trying to quit as well, it will be worth it trust me. Once you get past that first 7-10 days it’s smooth sailing.

I noticed the pattern with quitting weed for a while and vivid dreams too!

Cheers Dakota Stay positive in your journey.

Proud of u 💕

I did sober October & only realized it was over once the 4th week of November rolled around. The power of habit.

It is true that smoking interrupts normal sleep cycle and dreams.

Dakota! I am so stinking excited that you made this video!! I did Ayahuasca three nights at the end of October and I was off of a lot of different things such as caffeine and I quit cannabis and honestly I haven't wanted it since I was back from doing the ceremony... yes, I would have thoughts because it was a ritual in the evenings because I depended so much on it for sleep and I used to be a vivid dreamer and because I had been smoking for so many years, I had not been able to dream as vividly or remember my dreams as much, but just like you said, my dreams are so much more vivid and lifelike and crazy! I look forward to them every night like I used to. Being sober feels so amazing and I never thought that I would appreciate it. please enjoy your Ayahuasca experience and also be careful of Black magic, as I've learned in the industry that shamans will put a spell on you so that you will feel the need to come back and they drain your energy... Love you brother 💙

I know exactly what you mean. I smoke almost every day. I quit smoking for a month over the summer and I felt great. I wasn’t lazy and actually wanted to do things. I slept so much better & had such vivid dreams. My head also felt more clear and less clouded. Don’t get me wrong though I sure do love smoking the Devils Lettuce lol

remember being a kid and tripping sack doing nothing? i could be as high as i wanted back then, no external drugs, just my mind. We all have access to the child mind, but most humans burry it under fear and pain, rarely to be used again. so sad. let’s get humanity’s hearts to beat lovingly again ❤️

Detroit... that's where Eminem is from.. Now i know how come you are soo good😍😍😍

I had similar experiences detoxing from weed, very lovely to break out of the habit. Also it's awesome that youre going to Peru! The book "the celestine prophecy" is set there and its a fuckin amazing read. 10/10 would reccomend

Some people say cannabis suppresses your dream sleep, but I smoke daily and still dream. Thankful❣️

i smoke weed like everyday on sunset, it really helps me to deal with anxiety and depression.. but even i quit smoke for weeks i still feel like i am dreaming, u know that feeling? it really bothers me, so i felt that urge to stop smoking that much, your video inspires me to, so thank you

So True About The Dream& Energy Level & Clarity in the Head!!!! And we are naturally High!!! DMT in our lung, dopamine when we are happy!!! Not really so called “Sober” but we get the point!!! NICE VID Dakota!!! LOVE UUUUU

" You know it's like milk and cereal. - Joints and mountain tops."

Quiting weed was the best thing I did in 2018. Went from years of constantly smoking all day to zero THC and it was huge for me. The first 2 weeks was difficult but after the adjust period I was a lot better in so many ways.

Smoke cbd weed you'll be focused and have the most intense lucid dreams

I've found a formula that works perfectly every time: when life gets messy I should start smoking if I don't smoke, or quit smoking if I do 🙌🏽

Dreams are amazing opportunities to communicate with our own inner elements and other sentient one's outside outside our normal perception. Check out the tradition I ended up in called Drukama, using mysticism for self realization. Be well all!

I agree on taking breaks from weed, for me a break starts with at least a month since that's the point Marijuana is actually out of your system. I agree with all of the points you've made in this video

“Little Bombalay” lmaoooo

thank you for making that video! It's so easy to talk yourself into weed consumption. I'm enjoying sobriety. I rarely have shrooms and I prefer how they work, they reinforce the break from weed. It's not worth it.

I recently came to this conclusion about a month ago that I can barley remember my dreams or remember them at all. I love my dreams and I frankly like sleeping so I am cutting back on how much I smoke I notice when I cut back the dreams start back. And that’s funny about the munchies thing. I’ve managed to lose almost 60lbs smoking like a chimney 😂

I think there are types of people that they recognize the fact that if you are not wealthy enough to do a "high" life all the time and you have from times to times to focus on something else and be productive for your own good, it's a good characteristic that even your body and mind tells you "Dude take a break do your responsibilities and your job" and then sit back and enjoy again... That's the magic behind this, you have sometimes to set some limits that will end up good in both ways.. Much love from Greece and you inspire people to do what you have done a lot keep it real

“Some of you think I’m a stoner” , that’s the summary for that tangent. Haha sick.