Thanks for the encouragement and collective experience folks. I have too much invested (literally) in this and way too much to lose, so I will stick with it and continue to post updates. I did start smoking the herb again to curb the drinking at night and I am starting to think this might not be helping. It's like even though my limbic system is not getting the reward from alcohol, I am still getting it from pot and even though I do not want to continue smoking it, after a few drinks the inhibition is gone. So, I am going to try to stop smoking again and see how that affects the overall experience.

I'd say that's a smart move.