Table 2.

Additional themes observed in QuitCannabis posts (N = 100)

Theme	# of posts	Examples
User is seeking advice and/or support from the QuitCannabis community	51	• What should I expect in withdrawals these next few days? • I’m just hoping someone can reassure me that things aren’t to bad and they do get better? • Is there any things I can do to make the transition of smoking often to never a little easier?
User is experiencing/looking forward to positive results from quitting	43	• I’m cautiously optimistic and pretty happy…The mental haze has begun to dissolve • I’ve been spending a lot more time with friends and doing hobbies I enjoy. Without pot, I have so much more free time. • I’m an entirely different person now. I have the concentration to do everything and my lack [of] memory is no longer freaking me out.
QuitCannabis is a good resource; author is supporting/motivating others	42	• If you’re reading this and having a tough time too, know that you’re not alone. Call me corny, but posting on here is something that is helping me to reach my ‘checkpoints,’ • Thanks to everyone here, you’ve been my sole source of support, and I can’t imagine doing it without this group. Keep up the good work and fighting the good fight.
Environmental or social barriers that facilitate use	37	• My mum and her friend who lives with us smoke, all of my friends smoke... and they don’t think cannabis can be addictive. • …if not for rap music I might never have gotten into this stuff in the first place. • I’m quitting, but my girlfriend who I live with isn’t, how can I avoid relapse at this time?
Tactics for quitting cannabis	34	• My best friend dropped by and I gave him all my smoking stuff (grinder, papers etc). • My goal is to quit cold turkey… I plan on replacing smoking with fitness. • I know this isn’t going to be easy, as I’ve already made steps in the right direction by signing myself up for addictions counseling.
Uses cannabis to self-medicate a physical or psychological problem	20	• I’ve used cannabis for the past months or so to help with some depression and anxiety I’ve also been dealing with lately. • I have stomach problems and I used Marijuana to help cope with it, it just made me feel so much better.