3-way marijuana can help you keep January dry

The holidays are a time of indulgence, when you drink and eat too much and the time doesn’t feel real. Dry January is growing in popularity for these reasons, offering people many health benefits that can impact their lives throughout the year.

While this all sounds amazing, for many people, going without alcohol for a whole month is no easy feat. While following these rules may be easy at home, temptation will likely strike once you step out into the outside world. This is where weed comes into play.

While substituting one behavior for another may not be the solution, the drug can help the month fly by if you consume marijuana with some peace and clear-headedness, while also boosting your energy and allowing you to get on with it Stick to your sober goals. Here are three things marijuana can do to help you get through dry January:

It can make your goals more realistic

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For habitual and social drinkers, Dry January can be difficult to stick to. Adding weed to the mix can help curb some of your cravings, especially when spending time with friends or engaging in an activity that typically involves alcohol. Weed might take some of the pressure off of going out.

Weed can prevent extreme behaviors

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While dry January has many health benefits, it’s also associated with some extreme behaviors. For example, stopping drinking for a month could give people a false sense of security and encourage them to drink more the following month, thereby losing out on the health benefits they carefully engineered. While weed affects your brain and body, it creates a very different response from your body, eliminating hangovers and calories that come with alcohol.

It is fun!

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Finally, weed can be a helpful addition to Dry January because it’s a lot of fun. January is already a tough month, the unofficial Monday of the year that comes with the holidays and vacation breaks. Weed could help make the weeks more bearable and allow you to focus on your mental and physical health.