I don't like it. Never tried it. I don't particularly like stoners either.

I've never liked the stoner persona. I hope I can avoid becoming another stereotype

Same opinion. Every stoner I've had the joy of knowing has been an irritating piece of shit incapable of thinking, saying, or doing anything without the notion of the consequences behind it, and/or lacked any sort of long term perception. It was even more damning when I got them coming to my store every now and then. Recreational or medicinal; you should really not be operating a vehicle under that kind of influence.

Honestly, I think it's a crutch and an easy way out; similar to alcohol abuse. I personally believe it's better to overcome your own problems through willpower, self examination, and clear analyzation. I understand it isn't the same for everybody, though. But doing things the hard way and finding real tangible, personal victory has always led to a more satisfying conclusion, in my experience.

So wait, am I weak because I have to use a substance that helps with my ADD?

If you want my personal opinion, I'd have to say yes when it pertains to an extremely mind altering substance. But that's just my opinion. I can usually let it slide for truly medicinal purposes (and not the hundred and one bullshit reasons to "get legal") but even that is questionable to me that someone living in pain couldn't rely on strong pain medication that only serves a singular purpose. For me, it simply crosses a line too far into absolute reliance, which translates into an unnecessary self-inflicted weakness. But again, this is only how I personally feel about it, and also why I'll never touch the stuff myself.

I know one person who decided to smoke pot, lost his inhibitions, and thought it would be a good idea to walk into a gas station with a toy gun. That situation ended with half his face shot off. Speaking solely from my own experiences, I have yet to meet a pothead who felt like a benefit to society.

The huge thing about marijuana is that it basically has 0 negative side effects, ot ay least THC does. Marijuana doesnt have to be smoked to be utilized. The oild can be extracted and consunmed. Its a really great treatment for a wide range of ailments and the best part about it is that its natural so it doesnt damage your live like pills do. My friends dad has been taken pain meds for his back for a year or 2 and he was recently put in the hospital because his liver shutdown.

I don't expect people to fix physical ailments through meditation or self criticism. The same goes with mental inhibitions. I used to have the very exact same stance on thre subject as you do, but after smoking the past 3 months I have realized what potential it has.

Pot smoke is as bad as cigarette, just so you know. ;)

Oh, of course. Smoking anything is bad. I kind of worry sometimes because marijuana resin is nasty

Never tried it, but I don't, and never will judge people who do use it. Especially since alcohol is legal and easily obtainable, even thought it's bad for you, especially when you compare it to many the therapeutic and medical uses for marijuana.

Exactly! It's an odd double standard that I will never understand. I hope that in years to come humanity can utilize it to its full potential , which is mostly therepuetic

fuck no! good point.

Seriously, that's a big part of it. Tobacco and Alcohol always pay BIG money to fight legalization of pot.

For sure. There are a lot of companys that would be hurting if a brand new alternitive was introduced to the capitilistic machine. Marijuana business would boom right from beginning.

Companies* the beginning*

Also, fuck!!
How do you unhide comments? I accidentally hid yours

You can't, but I can repeat it here:

Alcohol companies oppose pot because it's competition.

:)

Eh, I don't like it, and the whole 'pot culture' thing is annoying to me (420 OMG shut up), but I don't care if other people like it or use it, as long as they don't try to get ME to smoke it lol.

Wanna take a huge rip of this bong brah?its called Moltres 420 blazeit FAGGET

Lol!

Couldn't agree more. Mirrors my stance to a 'T'.

As a former toker, I'd like to point out another way pot and alcohol are somewhat related. Most people can have a drink or several and enjoy it; however, some are prone to become alcoholics. I was a daily smoker for a very long period of time and it inhibited my social life. I'd go out and be comfortable for a while until I craved my fix and wanted to return to the normality of my at home and high comfort zone.

It's not for everyone but that's the kind of thing adults can figure out for themselves.

I'll just say weed cause its easier that way then having to type out Marijuana out everytime I mention it. I admit I am not all that keen on it myself but I can see why people use it.

It can help you relax and such and help you focus in cases like yours. Plus its natural compare to those more hardcore drugs like speed and ecstasy and less harmful as well. I have heard of it used for medicinal purposes as well, can help people in pain and help to numb the pain.

I don't use it but I have no real problem with it since its not all that harmful (That I know of) at the end of the day.

I feel like its one of the most overrated drugs in the general stoner scene. Its obnoxious. the first time i got i was like "This this what all the hype is about?" I expected to trip balls and astral body begin to start flying around the room.

It's great in moderation! I'm more of a social smoker but it's great..it makes things much better..from food to sex.

My roommates are very active smokers of it. They can't go a day without smoking and when te supply runs low: panic mode engaged. I don't like how... Necessary they have made it to love for them. If it was recreational.. Like a joint or two a week between them. Then i have no problem. Its when you spend nearly a grand a month on the stuff that i have a problem.

Small time occasional use: ok. Daily heavy use: no..

Holy shit. That is addiction. Me and my roomates only spend like 10 a week on it for each of us and we smoke quite a bit.

See.. I have no problem with small time use. Thats perfectly fine! Just when I watch two grown adults act like the end of the world when they are down to 4 joints.... Thats.. ridiculous.

4 JOINTS???? Thats 4 days worth of pot for 4 people. They may want to take a break.

They go through twice that much in a day. On a heavy day.. light day is like 5.

being dutch smoking weed isn't a big deal to me.
when I go to one of the "coffeeshops" here you have your typical stoners sitting next to people in suit that just had a long day at work and want to relax a little. some ppl go to a bar and drink beer, others smoke a joint.

though because it isn't a big deal, we don t really have that stereotype as much.

I don't get it really, people who assume pot=smoker. That's like saying booze=drunkard. There is use, and then there's abuse, and most people can see the difference.

that too.
and to be honest, I rather have stoned ppl then drunk ppl. XD

I've had a few tokes. The third time around was an utterly amazing experience that it hasn't been able to come close to since. I'll have it if it's offered, but one of the nicer things about it is that it's so easy to walk away from. Its current legal status is ridiculous, and I'm glad that things are changing on that front.

Don't obsess, though. That's just obnoxious. ;)

I want to avoid being ovnoxious about it haha. I just can't help myself sometimes. I have a really addictive personality

Tried once. Did nothing for me. Lost interest honestly.

Just moderation if you choose to and be conscious and courteous to those around you who wouldn't like it

I have never smoked, and I don't care for it, or the smell. It's illegal for a reason.

Not in my state.

I don't like it and it's illegal. I'm good.

It's illegal because of misinformation and scare tactics.

What you do with your body is not my problem. Just avoid vegging out all day.

If I am smoking certain strains It's really hard for me to sit down. I smoked last night and I cleaned my kitchen because I had so much energey

It isn't my thing, but I don't begrudge for anybody using it. Personally I think it smells worse than cigarettes.

Thanks for your input, I agree with you for the most part. I definitely feel more physically capable when high as opposed to drunk. Its a much more functional experience than alcohol.

As someone who has spent excessive amounts of time around different levels of weed smokers, I will say this: If you smoke, please. Stay inside. For multiple reasons.

First: The smell. You don't notice it, but everyone around you does, and it is one of the most horrid stenches I have come across; even bad breath is preferable, because that's localized. The smell of weed smoke just emanates from the source constantly.

Second: "thoughts become clearer and concentration is deep..." I can use the analogy of being drunk here. When you get drunk, suddenly things seem like good ideas. You don't process things as well so you misunderstand positive and negative effects of your actions, and deduct faulty reasons to do things (or not do things). You might think you have a clearer focus but in reality... you're impaired.

That one, in particular, is what's frightening about marijuana; you're not physically impaired, just mentally. You're not stumbling around half-drunk making bad decisions, you're walking around just fine, but still making bad decisions. Some friends of mine decided (while under the influence of weed) that it would be a good idea to take a break from the game they were playing and go for a spin. They ran a red light and had a head-on collision; the two in the front ended up dying and the one in the back (who hadn't smoked so much) had decided to put on a seatbelt, so he survived.

A lot of people say smoking weed is harmless. And in one sense, yeah. If you're strapped down to table and can't move anywhere and cause any effects to things in your surroundings, you could say that about almost every drug. But it influences your decision-making process and slows your reaction rate, along with causing immediate (dunno about long-term) memory loss.

So yeah, that's just my two cents, based on quite a bit of observation. TL;DR: it's okay to smoke it. Just keep it to yourself and stay away from others.

The example you presented with the car accident is just the reason why I'd like it to be regulated in a fashion similar to alcohol, with DUI being a punishable offense.

I don't smoke, but my father does and from what I've observed of him and what others have told me of their own experiences, I see no reason for it to be illegal as long as it's regulated like alcohol.

Right. It shouldn't be a crime to take drugs; but it should be regulated. In theory people would self-regulate... but obviously too few people do.

Actually, not all strains of marijuana are mental suppressants. There are 2 major strains. Indica (spelling) and Sativa

Indicas cause a body high which in high amounts can make you feel like you are drunk in a sense. Lower quality pot is generally an indica strain from what I have observed

Sativas cause a brain high and the filter on the input and output of your brains shuts off depending on how much you consume.

I have never been so high that I couldn't function. The people you know were probably seasoned potheads that smoke a lot of dirt weed or maybe they just smoked too much in general or maybe they didnt. Either way, moderation is key.

Moderation, yes.

Also, +1 for actually going through and replying to these comments.

Thabks man! I wish I could do it at my computer

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Don't touch me, you filthy casual.

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I like to smoke a bowl and do math homework. I also smoke daily after work or classes. It's pretty relaxing and it helps me eat more because I wouldn't eat too much at all otherwise. So obviously I'm for legalization. I'm not into the stoner culture too much myself but I do have a book on various strains and types. But I'm not all "LOL 420BLAZEIT." Professional outside the house and relaxed user inside the house.

There ya go! That's the way to be

That's how I've always felt since I became more accepting of the use of marijuana. There was a time where I was "WEED IS DA DEBIL" and all that. I've become more mature and understanding, I think, on the subject itself. Now it does irritate me when people I work with come in high as kites and think they can do their job when it is plain as day that no, they cannot. But that's a subject for another day.

Vaped it back in January because the acid tab I made the trip for was a dud and I was desperate for a high, just gave me a coughing fit and made my face numb. Bad habit to start anyway, gonna pass

If you're doing it for cognitive benefits, you'd definitely be better off with something like piracetam. Bought a kilo of that shit a week ago and I've just been waiting for the perfect moment to try it because it's never going to be as good as the first time- weather's gotta be right, lyme disease needs to be relapsing, basically probably never going to touch it

I hate to hear that man. Ill have to look into that stuff. I was going to buy a pen vape for myself.

Don't like it, won't smoke it, but kinda wouldn't mind if it's legalized to piss off the people bringing it in and to shut the stoners up, though that last one is pretty weak. Course I'm highly biased due to my sister using it throughout her teen years and was constantly getting in trouble, not to mention poor grades and moving on to the harder stuff because I suspect she became a dealer. So...guess I don't hate the plant per say, just some of the people.

I really wish we'd legalize it and break one of the mainstays of the cartels.

Agreed

I'm sorry about your sister :|
Pot has done the same to some of the people i know as well. I think its more of a personality thing, but I don't know your sister so I can't make generalizations

No you're right, it depends on the individual. Thing is those types of people are typically the ones that really want it or some other substance.

i always wanted to try drawing on acid and this is sort of kind of a little like that maybe

Id like to try acid someday. I wanted to try shrooms before hand

erggg maybe for you but not for me!! i've only had bad experiences no matter my surroundings or who i'm with. not saying the drug is bad, just not for me anxiety city, haha.

I avoid anything that is stirred in controversy, deemed as cooled because everyone else is doing.

Science is inconclusive on benefits or illnesses.

Eh, I'm for legalization, but the science is clear, it's just a mixed bag.

It's bad for your lungs, just like smoking; it impairs you about as much as alcohol at most use levels; it is useful for treatment of some psychological conditions; it is nigh impossible to overdose; it is strongly psychologically addictive but physically non-addictive.

You're productive, you take care of your responsibilities and you find that it helps with your art. Nothing wrong with that. I have a friend who uses it for insomnia and in the past I used it to stabilize my moods. Just using it doesn't turn you into the stereotypical stoner persona. People like that choose to be that way and surround themselves with likeminded idiot people. When I used marijuana regularly (every day) I never adopted that personality. In fact my most productive period in school was when I started using marijuana. I made straight A's.

It all depends on how you use it and ANYTHING can be abused. You have a good reason for using it. You're not trying to escape from your problems through drugs. The fact that you can draw on it is impressive though. I was sad when I learned marijuana kills my artistic drive, but that's just me. It effects different people in different ways. I do also become more self aware on marijuana which can be eye opening, same with other drugs when used in the right context responsibly. They can lead to a lot of personal growth and insight.

That is really awesome to hear! If you ever smoke regularly again, try smoking better strains! Brain highs are much more enjoyable than body highs. The more creative people in my group of friends have similar experiences to me and we generally sit and jam and brainstorm ideas. Its really fun.

I still try some stuff occasionally, usually edibles or something. I've had both sativas, indicas, hybrids...I've had so many strains I used to have a binder with a little sample of each in a baggy, a description of the strain and how it affected me, but that got stolen. lol

Do you have any suggestions?

I hear it has a ton of positive medical properties. And it has good uses other than being consumed... I heard hemp paper is very durable and hemp cloth is very tough.

Hemp is one of, if not the most strong and durable natural fibers in the world, although different plants are used to produce it. Cannabis plants produced for marijuana are bred for higher medicinal properties, while cannabis plants produced for hemp are bred for higher quality fibers, thus making them medically useless. Stuff like hash oil (pure THC syrup) has been shown to prevent, and even eliminate cancer cells and tumors. Then of course, there's the things like helping with glaucoma, increasing appetite, etc. I'd say it's pretty damn useful!

Except for the smell(but it's the same with most tobacco products), I really don't have a problem with people who smoke it. Just as long as they don't try to push it on me. I'm hoping it becomes legal in Oregon as well as Same-Sex marriage. Just so I don't have to keep having to hear about it and vote on it consistently :P

The sad thing about the smell is that really nice stuff has an almost flowery smell but regardless, when you burn it, it stinks bad

From a medical stand point, it has been scientifically proven to relieve stress and help certain diseases and stuff like that, I honestly don't care if someone does smoke it, however they need to have control and awareness of others around them. Like inviting a bunch of friends over for a bowl and pizza and a movie marathon is okay. Inviting friends over for a bowl then going out and doing something in public while you are high is not okay. Just as with alcohol, the slogan of use responsibly should be applied.

I only smoke with friends on weekends, find it very helpfull to Relax and have a laught with them, so yeah, I find it usefull as long it doesnt becomes a everyday thing.

Most people under the influence of anything become more than stupid than if they are not, that I find annoying and something I avoid.

It smells, but if the person can act themselves and not be too weird then I can stand to be around them. And as long as it is not being smoked around me and is not brought up in conversation like an awkward fetish to me then I do not care lol.

It's your choice, it's peoples' choices and I really do not care what happens if something happens to them to be honest.

Life is a gamble we are already playing as we breathe and even those who do not do anything or try to be good can have something happen to them. There's no safe zone. But just adding more things to the playing field will increase your risk on losing this precious gamble earlier than others.

If something does happen life will go on.

Just wish you the best.

If anything it might be beneficial to the state to legalize it. Make people shut up about it and maybe make some of the ...crime go down? I think @_@ That would be nice.

Out of all of the recreational drugs out there, I really do believe marijuana is the safest (in moderation) obviously some people smoke themselves out and can't move, *cough cough* moderation.

Everyone I smoke with is responsible with so I have never had a bad experience while i was high.... except the time i went to a Built to Spill concert and all i wanted to do was sit down because i was high. I still had fun though!

People on marijuana typically aren't a danger to anyone else or themselves (unless they drive, but that goes without saying). If you ever have too much MJ you just sit down, maybe eat something, and take a nap. hahaha

Yeah, for sure. Anytine where I have smoked too much I don't even think about driving... all I can think about is pizza and sleep

I hate smoking and drugs. But if you like it... well... it's your life, you can do whatever you want with it.
I just hope you don't use too much drugs up to the point of becoming a junkie :'(

Pot makes stoners.

Junkies are Heroin.

(And skeletons are Meth.)

Thanks for the clarification. I don't speak english natively, so I used what google gave me.

Ah. The difference in terms is important, as different drugs cause different issues.

JUNKIE 4 LYFE

Man, Heroin is crazy shit.

Jkjk of course

Personally, I have no issue with it and to be honest, I wouldn't mind seeing it legalized even though I have no intention smoking it myself.
Imagine the money the government could rack in if it was federally taxed and regulated, and how much that would cost criminals who push the stuff. :>

Never tried it. Likely never will. Biggest reason on a personal level is the thought of the increase in appetite. As a diabetic, I fear that could be hazardous for me.

As for its legality... I find it stupid that it's illegal anywhere. The benefits to society seem to far outweigh the cons in terms of legalization.

Man, I will tell you right now that it's like you have a hunger unlike no other when you are high. My family is like 80% diabetic and I know how hard it is for them to keep on a healthy diet as it is. smoking pot wouldn't help that at all haha.

Exactly. Like I said though, I'm all for complete legalization.

It's kinda funny, though. I just remembered how, with DARE and all the propaganda I went through, how freaked out I was the first time I saw someone smoke it. It was my first day in Germany when I was going for my college exchange. When I was shown the apartment I would be living in (five bedrooms, so four roommates), I remembered seeing a plant growing by the window and thinking, "Naw, it couldn't be." Then, that night, sure enough, one of them rolls up some paper. XD

I enjoy it every once in a while, good stuff! :3c
Things definitely become clearer, focus becomes easier, and lots of things become funnier. There is this weird thing that happens when I smoke sometimes where I hear fire alarms, but that's pretty much the only thing out of the ordinary, other than that, there's really nothing wrong with it. Everyone experiences their highs differently, so it's really up to the individual.
Of course, smoking straight up marijuana is a health risk, and too much of anything is bad, but in moderation it's perfectly acceptable, and stuff like hash oil is not only safe, but possibly even beneficial.

I'm okay w/ it. Stuff's too stinky for me tho

I haven't smoked it and probably won't( I hate the smell and I'm just not interested). I fine with other people who smoke it as long as there no one of those people who brag about doing it and only talk about doing it. I know the U.S will eventually legalize it especially with how easy it is to get and how many people do it.

My best offline friend uses marijuana, and as long as he's safe from the law (which is why I'd rather it be legalized) and safe from marijuana as well (if he wasn't, which I guess he is, then I'd be completely against it, I think), then I'm okay with him using it.

Though honestly, if it does do damage, I'd really like to try it. Anything like that, really. I've been suicidally depressed for a bunch of different reasons beyond chemical imbalances and I'm sick of, like, idk, it's hard to explain. I don't even get to hang out with him anymore, so if I had to use some weed to hang out with him, I would, for sure! And stuff.

I can accomplish so much creative work while high because it gives me all the time in the world to think about things. Non-creative stuff? I forgot that water existed last time so I don't trust myself being able to work on something concrete like math or programming.

yeah, doing some tasks when i'm high is sort of a chore because I get such a short attention span on occasion. boiling tea is nigh impossible

I didnt start smoking the devils lettuce till my 30's or so. And it was a good pain killer for my back issues.

I'm quite the avid smoker, actually ~

I started when I was about 15 but only smoked a bit on the weekends. Back then it was recreational, a nice way to relax, but as I grew older, went through harder times, became more depressed; I started smoking daily. I don't have any sort of chemical addiction, it's just my mood stabilizer, so in a sense I've grown emotionally dependant on it. If I stop smoking for a few days I'll be irritable for awhile but it goes away pretty quickly. I'm Bipolar and a year or so ago I decided to lower my prescription med dosage since there were bad side effects, weed has taken its place.

Without medication, I'm an absolutely horrible person. I lose control over my moods, I switch between being incredibly depressed to highly aggressive, even towards family. Cannabis has one bad side effect compared to the many that prescription meds had. When I smoke, I become forgetful and have a hard time staying on my train of thought, though that ends once the weed wears off.

Really, Marijuana is just my version of booze, but instead of becoming belligerent, aggressive, mentally and physically impaired, get a hangover the next morning, and destroying my liver, I just get lazy. Alcohol kills thousands, Marijuana kills nobody.

Honestly if you drink but look down upon those who smoke, you're a hypocrite. I smoke for the same reason people drink; to relax, get away from the hardships of the day and to take the edge off.

Exactly! I am in no position to judge anyone regardless, but I used to give my friends so much shit for drinking and smoking. for what? I used to be a huge douche.

I'm not saying marijuana helped that or anything, but now that I have an inside perspective on the drug, I don't have any negative opinions of it in an isolated sense.

obviously some people are just not responsible enough to do anything. It really comes down to the person. I personally love it and how its helping me

Drink responsibly, smoke responsibly~

It makes me oddly happy to hear how much it's helped you, probably because it helped me too. Do you smoke alone or with someone? I have to say, it's soooooo much better to have someone to smoke with.

Do continue to enjoy <3

Almost every single one of my friwnds smokes and the 2 friends I share a house with are almost always down to smoke when I am. Its pretty great! There will be times when I toke by myself but its only when im hone alone and want to do art. My roomates are aware that I draw porn and Its become a thing where yhey knock on my door to make sure im not busy inking a piece of a whale fucking a dragon haha.

I bet there have been a few "CANNOT UNSEE" moments for them XD

Yoloswag420blazeitfaggit <3

I don't smoke it, but have several friends that do for pain relief and as a mood leveler, the only time Marijuana actually causes any overt mental issues is when the smoker is already predisposed towards them, essentially, if weed fucks you up, you were already fucked up.

These friends in particular are actually some of the most articulate people I know, and I know a few Mensa cases, but I find this group of friends more approachable than most because they're actually capable of removing head from ass and thinking like your average joe :P

Thats really cool! I'm glad to hear that not everyone knows a bunch of annoying pot smokers. My group of friends is the same way. maybe not MENSA worthy, but neither am i or anything. We all just relax and have great conversations and write good music. its amazing. I really wish more of my friends were artists.

I art but not much, still trying to improve but you know how it is, starting out normally comes with that massive brick wall called confidence issues x.x

Pot helps me with my confidence for sure. It just makes aspects of the artistic process that would normally be tedious entertaining

Honestly, if I wasn't living in a home with small children, I'd probably smoke it, I'm always stressing unnecessarily x.x

Buy a vap and sneak a toke once in a while. The vaps mostly eliminate the odor and people just assume its an e-cig

One problem with that, I don't smoke at all as it is x3 people would catch on damn quick x3

Vape*

It's awesome-- in moderation. I am an insanely anxious and neurotic person, so every so often it's nice to have something to slow my roll and calm me down a bit. I don't smoke with anyone, I don't really advertise the fact that I smoke (unless it's asked directly, like this) and I'm not constantly thinking about smoking. Regardless, I'm still a supporter of legalized cannabis.

I dunno about any drug in the greatest of details but I know that my time I spent at a psyward looking after patients I did see not just a light introduction movie about drugs but also the pattern of the patients too.
Some had used marijuana, some had used meth, others some canabis and some few ones just alcohol but all the same, mentally imbalanced.
It takes perhaps 1-2 days for alcohol to get purged out from the system, it deals damage to the liver as well as braincells as physical downs.
As for mental downs, it can to some cause varying degrees of paranoia, emotional imbalance by enhancing emotions too strongly and depending on the individual it might be love, sexdrive, hatred or grief as the more common ones.
Longer period of great usage from it might make you addicted and also become a temporal "fix" for ones normal dopamin usage, so one can get happy but needs to be drunk to achieve that feeling once more.

As for say marijuana, canabis, meth and such, they do have some similarities.
Many inmates who had used say canabis had often used it in the beginning as a "first drug then move on to the heavier stuff" kinda drug but some drugs can affect people to such an extent even after the first innocent smoke to get permanent brain damage.
One such example resided in that place, a teen when he had first tried it but it didn't take more than that night before he could neither move his legs in any valid way, nor think straight to the extent he is now in a wheelchair, spasming at times and unable to make too mny coherrent sentences in a row.
Sure he might be an extreem example but it is still one that exist.
As for other inmates, they had gotten into bad relationships afterwards, beating their wives/husbands to the point that some even got delusional about what they truly were even saying to them and assaulted, raped or murdered them.
Sometimes when police find people who are under the influence of some drugs they are rabbling incoherrently, agressive and doesn't listen to the police and when they try to use force they don't even feel pain and thus continues to voilently fight on for their lives in their greatly dilusional state of mind after getting both tazed or beaten with batons repeatedly.
I know people outside the psyward whos lives been torn appart because of drugs, people who have lost the care for their own child because they were unable to still be good parents to take care of the child and went to rehab for a very long time after and still doesn't get permission to see them again, haunting them.
Many smoking drugs also usually target the normal dopamin in the body, making them experience happiness for a period of time during the time the drugs effect lasts but after longer usage of it it can also fade the normal dopamin build in the body, making the person have it much harder to get happy and some times unable to feel happiness at all without the extra "boost" from the drug.
Cannabis, I think, takes around one week or a little more before it is completely out of the system, compared to a great ammount of alcohol that takes 1-2 days.

Just some heads up so you know what some drugs might do to you, and remember, since most drugs are ilegal, those who make them does sometimes enhance the addiction potency to "keep" their customers comming back for more.
Everyone reacts differently in varying degrees to different kind of drugs but it is still some rather normal warnings.

And for those who say that alcohol is just as bad, well alcohol is also one of the most scientifically experimented drugs in human history too and also so many many times more accessable that drugs are so they reach many more who can also be more suseptible to the bad effects compared to the illegal drugs too.
Like saying: I don't want to drive a red car because they have the highest crash ammounts evah(when generally there are many red cars made...).
And I don't say that alcohol is good either, had scientists discovered it today, then it would too also have been ilegal just the same.
That's it for me.

I will try to respond to this in full when I get the chance!

But one thing, cannabis and marijuana are the same thing. Cannabis is the plant and marijuana is the dried flower of said plant.

That's good to know, as I did say I don't know the biggest differences in the drugs individually.
But I do know that amfetamin is used to hinder people from sleeping and is sometimes employed in the military on pilots who need to stay 100% sharp during long flights but then it is docter perscribed and not a bad ammount intake due to the damage an exccessive ammount can do to the body as well as expose the pilot to addiction.

As for statistic facts of percentages and such, I am no such thing when it comes to drugs, I just tell you what I've seen, experienced and people I've met along with police reports in documentries how some people reacted while during the influence of varying drugs.
So no need to say that science haven't proved anything, I rely quite a bit on the things I've seen instead.