I'm scared I won't grow out of pot...

I've debated this several times in my head and after reading this post just thought i'd share my thoughts. I didnt start smoking until my first year of college up till that point I was very against smoking due to all the war on drugs crap campaigns in schools throughout the late 80's and early 90's. Anyways, thanks to a good friend in college i was introduced to the great herb. I have been smoking every since. And now that i am 25, married, and have a baby the thought that "Am I too old to smoke weed" has been crossing my mind. When i was in college it was easy to assume smoking was ok because i was in college. But now its different. I smoke for alot of reasons and get alot back from it. I suffer from migraine headaches which were passed down from my dad and it helps them. I also have back pain and it helps to sooth it a bit. I am also a semi professional musician that writes original music and the gonja definately helps me be more creative and feel the music better. I never was much of a drinker even in high school. I just never acquired a taste for beer. I can drink whisky straight but thats it, and thats not very often. I come from a very very redneck populated area and smoking is definately looked down on by the majority of people here. Its more of a drink to you puke, smack the wife, and drive home drunk mentality. Its sad really. I also enjoy driving stoned and feel like i am a way safer driver while stoned. I normally drive alot slower and pay attention more while fried. Anyways, i agree with everyone who said that the dope shouldnt be blamed for making you lazy. Thats in your genes already and will be there no matter what your poison is. I work at a seasonal job which is normally 7 months working 5 months off. And by the 7th month i am ready for a break anyway and i enjoy having the free time to spend with my family, play music, and play sports. After a few months of sitting at home and watching the price is right stoned i am ready to go back to work. I'm not saying i'm lazy but its nice to have that little break every year. Kinda like summer vacation in school. I dont make a ton of money doing what i do but i enjoy having the time to enjoy life right now that i am in the prime of it. Several people i know have told me that i need to grow up and get a good job buts theres nothing really out there that would let me continue to play music. Thats kinda whats brought this rant on.

I felt as though a stage of growth in my life, was when I decided to NOT hold pot against myself. Most of my youth, I felt as though marijuana was the type of thing that sorta "fizzles out" as we age. I realized that the most immature aspect was the fact I knew it was helping me far more than any meds I had been on, and still didnt have the balls to stand up and say HEY. Well, I grew them nuts, and I'll be damned to EVER question the validity and advantages to cannabis. Now I feel more like Hmmm. ...maybe I should have smoked less as an adolescent and more when I'm older? The way I see it, younger people should be very careful not to get TOO involved with pot. My number one reason being the obvious potential of marijuana to ENCOURAGE, (not create) apathy and an all too common lethargic attitude in kids.

It all comes down to what kind of person you are in general.

If you are an apathetic lazy person normally, then that is how you are, weed or no weed. Some people are just fucking lazy and worthless for a period of time in their life until they get their shit straight, and someone clues them into how the real world works. It just happens that said people also smoke, giving the rest of us a bad sterotypical name.

I'm in college and there are a ton of intelligent, fun, and successful cannabis consumers everywhere. It's just your environment.

I felt the same way for a bit but when I hear stories of other people I find hope. But do you believe people on forums? Until I've seen proof with my eyes, my very own eyes, that someone who tokes and has become successful, then I will believe it.

It's all a myth I reckon, and it's all in your head. Weed will do that, you have to go with the flow I think. You'll get good highs and bad highs?