Seriously! If you are the independent man that you say you are, you wouldn't give a flying fuck about how other people classify you. Do what you please and fuck the haters. You smoked once a week. If anyone classifies you as a stoner for that, then they are obviously a shit-talking douche and you should be looking down on them. I have been smoking regularly for three years, I haven't lost any friends, yet I have gained many. I don't know, maybe it's just because I live in BC and blazing is an incredibly common thing to do, but this scenario can totally be generalized for lots of other things. It's like when I started freerolling. Sure there were punks that would laugh when I came to the skatepark, but I didn't give a fuck because I enjoyed it, and I met some really cool dudes who shared the interest.
Also about "quitting", that might sound like a big deal if you smoked a dubsack every day and struggled to live without it, but that's like me saying I "quit" drinking hardbar, which is something I do on occasion. It's simply a pastime which you have refrained from partaking in for the time being. I am willing to bet that you will end up smoking again for however long within the next few years.
no hate, just trying to educate