i gotta quit the weed

Ohhhhh yes it does lol.....that's the big lie. I'd even say it may be more physically addicting than tobacco. I had a way easier time quitting cigarettes than the weed. The whole psychological addiction is really just a downplay to make it less of a big deal than other drugs. When I quit, I had the shakes real bad, and I had the worst headache, worse than a caffeine headache. The only psychological side effect was the extended irritability lol.

 

That's the whole mind over matter thing.
Your mind told you that you needed it on a physical level, and then your brain filled in the gaps to give you withdrawal symptoms.

Pay it no mind... it is all in your head.

 

Under the current Federal rules, people who work in transportation in safety-sensitive jobs are PROHIBITED from having THC metabolites over the cutoff amounts in their body. PERIOD. If you get caught "dirty," you are removed from these jobs.

In the 15+ years I have followed TTR and other like websites I have seen hundreds of people write comments questioning what to do after they tested dirty.

SO, you like to smoke some (redacted) from time to time, OK, you should stay out of any of these safety-sensitive jobs.

Take a look at 49 CFR Part 40 subpart O. This is the process of getting back to work after testing dirty.

This process can take some time. Also, be advised that there are a lot of carriers who WILL NOT hire you even after going through this process. The primary reasons are insurance and the pain in the rear process of the extra testing required.

 

So tobacco addiction is mind over matter too, right? Caffeine? Cocaine? Heroin? Pills? One's mind told them they needed it on a physical level so their brain filled in the gaps as well. How do you explain withdrawal symptoms for those?

 

I still believe that at least in the US that the most dangerous and widespread addiction is to processed sugar, with Caffeine a close 2nd.

 

I am just curious, I am not Dr. Phil, but are you depressed maybe and self medicate with the weed?

 

Oh, this can be an incriminating post,,,for some, but I'm 70 and don't give a darn. YOU SMOKED POT?? Good heavens, worse than Hitler,,,was the outcry. Go to Hell, you will, pot, heroin, what's the difference? Well, there's a profound difference, and until this world gets its head out of its rear, old prejudices will remain. Once a burnout, always a burnout, and don't give me that crap, many here did indeed smoke pot and drive a truck before drug testing and many with millions of safe miles to boot. Marijuana has a host of medical benefits, whether you want to admit it, and for certain health issues, I endorse its use,,,just not in a safety related job, like trucking. On a visit to the ER a while back, they asked if I drink, smoke tobacco, do any drugs,,,no, no, no, except, doc, I do smoke a little pot. Know what he said? We aren't concerned about pot, true story. Medical pot is some nasty stuff, and don't recommend it, but recreational pot is much weaker, and more predictable. Until a method of determining when the pot was last smoked is used, obviously, 3 weeks later is a total crock, and you'll see, in the coming years, attitudes will indeed change towards pot, except, of course in Wisconsin,, you'll just never drive a truck, and that's okay. It was a boring job anyway.

 

It's like X1heavy is back. but really I'm not seeing a whole lot of negativity on weed you just can't smoke it in this industry. Some people have trouble quitting anything let alone a psychoactive drug.

 

Are you in a legal state?

 

In general, I am going to agree with @201 's take. My comment #23 was the current rules that I 100% DISAGREE with. I have said for years now that a positive THC test should ONLY cause a person to be disqualified ONLY until they can test clean. This would better align the process with the current more relaxed attitudes toward POT, and should suffice until a way can be developed to test that separates being high from just having THC in the body.