Hi Nick, and welcome. I'm a recovering opiate/cocaine addict, 14 months clean. My husband is currently trying his best to quit weed after smoking it since around the age of 13, he's now 40.
You sound like a very intelligent person. How great it would be to kick this now? Do you realize that you have your entire life before you, but by using drugs, any drugs, it makes a fork in the road....going one direction will surely lead you down a very winding road. Take the right path....stop now while you have your whole life ahead. I read this post to my husband...he has so many regrets, as do I. Regrets, everyone has them, but to know that I threw so many years away for drugs and wondering where I'd be in my life today had I never used, well, it's very hard to swallow.
Please, listen to the advice that you'll get on this forum....I wish something like this existed when I was your age.
Good luck to You,
Penny