Sweetleaf wrote:
Hey so I feel the need to say this for some reason....I won't tell you how to live your lives but do be careful with any drug, including marijuana. Also it doesn't hurt to do research so you can make informed decisions. And very important: Moderation is key, over induldgence not so much. I am not just saying this I am speaking from experiance....also I strongly recommend not smoking cigarettes it's up to the individual but after a while it gets old, then its hard to stop and so its better to never smoke one.
This. To both weed and cigarettes. I was a dope fiend for several years, and I will freely admit to anyone and everyone who asks why I don't smoke right now: I was smoking WAY too much. To the point where I would barely even get high after smoking a 1/4 oz of dro a day... I'm taking a tolerance/probation break for a year, when I come back to it I plan on getting a vape and limiting myself to a gram a day or so, and not spending all my spare cash on it.
With all that out of the way, it is my absolute favorite consumable substance in the world. I've done all the "big drugs" short of pure heroin and shrooms, and weed is the only thing I can comfortably say there is little to no risk for a majority of the people who try it. I know there are some people who get more anxious or can exhibit signs of schizophrenia and paranoia on the short term, but there are no long-term effects to smoking it. The claim that it causes schizophrenia is part myth, part misconstrued science (as is most arguments against the herb), there are no *proven* links that I have been able to find. Much less risky than alcohol, no physical addiction component to speak of. If you're younger, be smart about it. I didn't start smoking until I was 18 years old and I'm glad I waited. Gave me a little time to mature in regards to responsibilities. I'm a career musician/audio engineer, so weed actually helps me a lot in my job. The thing someone said about hearing the separate parts sober/ the entire thing as a wave when high is SO accurate to how I perceive it it's scary, and pretty helpful when I'm in the studio. Do the tracking sober, mix and master it stoned.
Cigarettes are awful. I've been smoking since I was 14 and I can't stop. I want to, but I can't. They're more addictive than heroin. Don't ever even try one.