It can be really hard for a person to quit smoking pot when they have been smoking pot for several years, because they tend to experience the worst types of pot withdrawal symptoms while they are in the process of getting clean. It does not have to be that way though. If you are a person who has been addicted to smoking pot for several years, then it will you will need a long recovery program compared to other addicted pot smokers. I guarantee you, it will not work out for you when you choose to just starve yourself of weed the moment you just felt like quitting to smoke weed. The right way to quit smoking weed for long term users is by letting yourself quit by reducing the amount of weed that you smoke everyday. While you reducing your pot use, you will need to make yourself busy and focus on having another hobby. If you continue on this path of recovery, then I assure you that you will never think or crave about weed after a year or so.