Weed

[LikeAJay]

At my school Like everyone in 7 and 8.Smoked or smoke.I know a couple of people who haven't but ost people do.I don't I never have but I just dont know why people do it?Is it good does it actually feel good? AM i missing something?I just think it weird people talking how they smoke and i have never smoked weed ever

[Hungman]

i smoke 3-4 times a week and have been for almost 2 years. (just for some background) i personally find it feels good but a lot of people exaggerate it and act as if they have taken a couple of tabs (acid) and be like wow look at the unicorn and just be stupid/silly. A lot of people do it to fit in or to 'be cool'. You should only do it if YOU want to, not because others do it. Its a personal choice.

[Φρανκομβριτ]

Some people smoke crystal meth. Think you're missing something there? Absoloutly!

A life of drug addiction and health problems.

I'm not going to sit here and say weed is the devil, because it isn't, but it's just as bloody stupid as drinking.

The major problem, I find, with marijuana, is the lack of motivation it gives people. Are you missing out on something, yes. Is it worth it? Fuck no.

[Mirage]

Out of curiosity, do you live in a good neighborhood?

I don't know if it feels good, I haven't tried it at all and probably never will.

[LikeAJay]

No I dont

[Greg1994]

I never have and I never will. My best friend got into that shit and ditched his friends for the group that smoked pot daily, he soon learned that his new friends just weren't the same as the ones he gave up. I'm not saying it's a life ruiner and for the people who already do, it's not my business. I just have a lot of self respect and know better..

[Manjusri]

Marijuana has given me my motivation. I smoke almost daily; it keeps things interesting. I find that when smoking marijuana i find more interest in things people would normally just walk by.

For some, it has the opposite affect. Although cannabinoids are not physically addictive, some people do become psychologically addicted to marijuana, just as others can get addicted to video games/etc.

I'm not promoting the use of marijuana. If you do have an interest in trying it, then try it. The goods outweigh the bads, so long as you're responsible.

[nocontrol]

It's not as stupid as alcohol.
Alcohol makes you make stupid decisions (weed doesn't)
you can die from alcohol (you can't die from weed)
you can get addicted to alcohol (you can't get addicted to weed)

It doesn't demotivate you, only while you're high, but after that you'll be back to normal.
In my opinion you are missing out...

Don't promote illegal drug use. Next time it will be an infraction~Skyfall

not promoting, just stating facts

[Φρανκομβριτ]

It's not as stupid as alcohol.
Alcohol makes you make stupid decisions (weed doesn't)
you can die from alcohol (you can't die from weed)
you can get addicted to alcohol (you can't get addicted to weed)

It doesn't demotivate you, only while you're high, but after that you'll be back to normal.
In my opinion you are missing out...

not promoting, just stating facts

Actually, you're wrong. Yes you can get addicted to weed. Mental addictions can be much stronger than physical addictions.

[Lost in the Echo]

Well I don't get the chance to smoke weed very often, but it is awesome. When I smoke it I feel relaxed and just feel really good basically, but weed definitely is pretty fucking awesome, and it's the safest drug on the planet.

Also, I drink beer a lot, and it takes me about a 12 pack to get a buzz, but when I smoke weed, i'm high after 2-3 joints and it's affects last longer than alcohol, and the affects are felt quicker, and weed is the safest drug!

So yeah, weed is awesome, but i'm not suggesting or recommending you try it, everybody is different. Don't smoke it just because everybody else does, the only reason I smoke it is because I like it.

[Thunduhbuhlt]

At my school Like everyone in 7 and 8.Smoked or smoke.I know a couple of people who haven't but ost people do.I don't I never have but I just dont know why people do it?Is it good does it actually feel good? AM i missing something?I just think it weird people talking how they smoke and i have never smoked weed ever

Yeah it's good. If it wasn't, why would so many people do it? And at schools, especially high schools, lots of people are gonna smoke because they think it's cool, but it really isn't.

[Φρανκομβριτ]

Well if everyone is going on about it I might as well give my informed position.

I'd like to make a disclaimer first that I do not blaim weed for being a gateway drug. It was my choice ot move on from it to harsher chemicals.

Marijuana is a drug that makes most people feel somewhat fatigued, "light" and "fluffy". It make things funnier, taste better, and time pass quicker.

If I don't smoke marijuana before sleeping, I have terrible nightmares which I recall throughout the day.

I started smoking at age 12. 9 years later, I still have a dependance to this drug. If it's available to me, I will use it every day multiple times a day to get through the day. I use it to cope with my depression, to cope with my sleep disorders, and frankly, to escape from how fucking sad reality truly is.

3 years after starting with marijuana, i moved on to ecstasy, ketamine, lsd, and many, MANY other drugs not limited to crystal meth. I've watched friends fade away and DIE because they were just looking for a "great escape"

These people posting may think pot is "fun" and "a great buzz", but it's hardly worth loosing your friend groups and watching friend die and overdose. Not everyone ends up this way, but how much are you willing to risk?

[Athlete15]

where I went to middle school everyone tried smoking and did so frequently in 7th and 8th, and a few people latched on. Most just smoke in moderation now though, then, as mentioned, the few that really got into it are the kids who smoke everyday, sell, and possibly move on to heavier drugs.

[bloodshot_eyes]

Everyone has their reasons. For me I used to smoke every single day, when I woke up, when I got home from school, and before bed. :P I used to smoke for fun, just because it was something to do.

[nocontrol]

Alright, it can be addicting, but it does not mean it will be...
Almost none of the marijuana users move on to anything stronger, those people are the exception..
I smoke it everyday and my life isn't ruined...
People that say they started doing harder drugs because of weed, would have started doing them anyway...

[joshM1996]

I smoke weed quite often, for me its like an escape from reality, for the time the high lasts I can forget about all the problems in my life and just be happy and relaxed, but I do not recommened trying it, if you can stay away from it for your whole life, that's great, but youre free to make your own decisions.

Its not weird you haven't smoked, a lot of my friends do, quite a few don't, whatever you choose to do is up to you, I will say this though, if you do start don't let your life revolve around it, I know people that are high pretty much all the time and its annoying

[Sordid Saint]

I really enjoy it, but some people don't like the feeling of it, so they don't smoke. Some people are scared that the propaganda they've heard is true so they dont smoke. It really depends on the person. But I like the feeling of any drug, that DOESNT mean that weed has anything to do with me liking other drugs though. Even though the harder ones make me feel bad in the long run, I still like the feeling of them at the moment, and that's my weakest point.

For the question are you missing out? Yeah you definitely are, it is a really good feeling that a lot of people really really love. But if you're gonna smoke weed do it because you want to and only if you want to, and of you ever end up doing anything harder (I would say stay away from them and by harder I mean things that are addictive), be very very careful and don't make it a habit :/

[Jean Poutine]

Weed can ruin your life if you use it in one of two circumstances :

1) you are a moron who does not respect the plant
2) you are too loaded psychologically to be smoking weed

First, the second. Weed is emphatetically NOT a means of escape. This is a common mistake. If you run away from your problems with weed one day you're going to run right into the arms of something you did not intend to do but why the Hell not because you want the feeling of the very first time you got high again. If you escape with weed that makes two problems you have to solve instead of one, like with alcohol. Not a good idea.

The first is more subjective. Weed is NOT a party drug. Weed makes you feel sluggish and heavy, but very introspective and creative. The time you spend high should be respected for what it brings. Sit around with a couple of friends and bullshit about life, or smoke alone and figure yourself out. I hate to see people under 16 smoke weed because mostly they don't know what the Hell they are doing. Either they smoke because others do, or they use it for the sluggish, careless, heavy feeling, which is the ABSOLUTE WRONG WAY to use weed. This is how the "do-nothing, careless, kinda-floating-through-life" stoner stereotype was born, because people are amazingly fucking stupid with marijuana. They do not know and respect the plant and thus they gain nothing from it. If you want to smoke then by all means, but focus on the creativity, depth of thought and introspection it brings.

I do not smoke weed to run from my problems, but to tackle them head-on. I used the time spent with Mary to examine myself and all the shit I've been going through recently. Weed gave me confidence. I know it's stupid but I used to think I was worthless for the longest time, then I smoked and examined myself and objectively thought about it and decided I'm not worthless. Bam, that simple. Then I examined my relationship with my abusive mother and decided it would be best to leave all of them behind to focus on myself for a while so that I may build my new life living alone. Bam, that simple again.

Weed can give a lot, but if you don't respect it it WILL take a lot instead.

[StoneColdNicky]

I guess it looks like most of the opinions here are going really pro-weed, or really against weed. I have to say my experiences have kind of been right in the middle. I know a lot of people like it, but when I've tried it, it does nothing for me. I don't really feel any different, and frankly I don't enjoy the way smoking feels. Without ever really feeling that high, I don't see the point of going back. I did a few times to see if I could find what the fuss was about, but when I couldn't right away, I gave up trying. There are other things I can do that feel better for me, and they aren't illegal.