Pot is MUCH easier to go w/o than nicotine...when I smoked cigs, I couldn't go more than 4 hrs w/o getting "that feeling" (craving another one). Things eventually became almost unbearable after that, & the ONLY thing that kept my addiction from rearing its ugly head was another cig.
But w/ pot, if I go a week, or even a month or longer, it doesn't bother me. It's that simple!
You say you're 42. Then be an adult. Give up that drug for good. You gave up tobacco. Can you do the same for good with pot?