O.K. I kinda skipped through the thread, but I wanna butt in, Dardfire,if it bother's u that bad,don't do it.Weed is nothing compared to alcohol.It is impossible to O.D. on it,and it has more medicinal value's to it than u can shake a stick at.Put ur chin up an look at some more studies.YOu can learn alot from all the positive research done,and yes there are some studies out there that lie.Personally I am a junky,herione and cocaine addict,as well as an alcoholic,so for me the decision is simple,smoke weed.Do I woory about longterm effects?No,cause I may not see tommorrow,use your best judgement for u.The question isn't wether or not u should defend it to ur dad.The Question is are u mature enough to be using it and why?Answer those question urself, and u may very well be on the road to self respect.Peace.