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I would like to add one more important note to this post: The negative effects that I perceived were somewhat subtle. It wasn't like, "wow, my social skills are a complete mess after tons of smoking." It was something that I had to pay close attention to, and I've been paying attention to it very closely for some time now. The key word here is subtle, because the negative effects of pot are not obvious. In fact, if one is obsessed with pot (like I was), it is easy to dismiss the negative aspects. Before I began to notice all the negatives, I had to come to terms with the fact that marijuana isn't the perfect, god-sent miracle that I once thought it to be (I am actually agnostic, but that's besides the point). Based on observations of myself and my close weed-smoking friends, marijuana slowly creeps up on you, and before you know it, you aren't who you thought you were or who you want to be. I really think huge potheads would be doing themselves a favor by asking themselves, "Is this truly the person I want to be?"

Luckily, I have found that the heavy smoking seems to have little long-term effects, if any. Having not smoked for some time now, my mind is in its original state of clarity, and thankfully, I am once again who I truly want to be...

If any of you are at all questioning your pot habit, I strongly recommend not smoking for a week or two. You will be blown away at the improvement in mental clarity and overall life quality.

Of course, everything I've mentioned is based on marijuana abuse. I have never experimented with just taking a couple of rips off a joint every now and then. In my situation, it was either get way faded, or don't smoke.


I'm Alex. I smoke roughly 14 grams of cannabis a day, be it hash or weed, or both. Im 6'2", i drive a van, i have 2 properties. I have an advanced driving licence, and im a miserable person. I'm a marine engineer/boatbuilder. I have a girlfriend who has a similar name to me. I was born in East London, and lived there ever since. I'm a cockney. I have 3 vehicles. I have brown hair. I have 2 rings and a necklace that i wear. 10 of my front teeth are crooked. I'm a VERY angry person. I'm a VERY violent person. I do drink, but not excessively. I love my beer. I used to bare knuckle box, and was into organised fighting. From a legal standpoint, im an ex hooligan. I play snooker. I cant stand ANYTHING the Government say or do, and i believe that deserve public execution. I left school at 14. I have a twin diesel 600HP speedboat, and im looking into buying another bigger boat. My favourite aftershave is D&G. I like fishing.

I know exactly who i am. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD CHANGE, IS THE FACT I WOULDNT BE SMOKING WEED.

Although, something i didnt mention is, i smoke weed medicinally as well as recreationally because of back trouble, knee trouble and headaches. I broke my back, i have something wrong with the cartilidge in my knee. So i smoke to surpress the pain. If i was to stop smoking, i wouldnt be able to drive, and i wouldnt be able to work. So really, if i didnt smoke weed, i'd be poor.

The point is, weed makes my life better in everyway, and couldnt make anything worse if it tried. Weed is just that, it's weed. It's not heroin.

Cannabis, if it has changed me AT ALL, has only changed me for the better.


If you dont like weed, just stop smoking it. But REALLY, stop trying to get people to feel bad for smoking it, or trying to trick them into thinking it's having negative effects on them. If it WAS having negative effects on them, they'll see it themselves. This is a pro cannabis website. Bear that in mind..:thumbsup:
LIP Reviewed by LIP on . Stages of Marijuana Smoking These are the stages of smoking that I went through up until now, starting in my sophomore year of high school. I am now a freshmen at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, and I spent about 1/2 of the first semester completely baked. However, I hope this time my abstinence will be permanent. I am posting this in order to both promote my own decision to quit smoking, and to assist anyone who may be blind to their own similar experiences. Stages: 1. Began pot experimentation around age 15, yet Rating: 5