im thinking about getting a 2nd job to deal with occasional boredom. im 23 and don't want marriage/children for a very long time (if ever) which leaves me with a decent amount of me-time. hobbies help too. get used to taking tolerance breaks often so that the periods between heavy smoking and abstinence aren't so profound.

the one and only major problem with most fun substances is that beneficial ignorance aspect. when you've never experienced them, you don't know what you're missing so you think nothing of it... but once you try them, regular life can be a bummer. =p

it applies to pot a little. it applies to other drugs A LOT.

thats the one warning i give to 'straight-edge' people: if you don't already know... think real hard about that first time. it was the one thing they told me in DARE that turned out true =p