I didn't start smoking pot to escape any problems, I started because it looked like a fun experience. And so far that's still right. It's still something I enjoy doing, and the experience is still a pleasant one.

I think that it would start to become a bad thing if I couldn't enjoy doing things without being high while doing them, or if it got to the point where I felt like I needed to get stoned.

At the moment it's not a big deal if I can't pick up, cause I can do other things to amuse myself, and while I may think "it'd be nice to have a joint now", it's not a problem when I can't.

I don't see any negative effects in my life. I'm still doing well academically, and I don't turn up to work stoned. I go out less now, but that's more a result of living in the city center and having all my friends come to me.

I smoke cigarettes anyway, so I'm not even sure that I could pin any health problems on marijuana alone, and I'm feeling perfectly healthy apart from a slight cold!

So, no; I don't think pot is a hinderance in my life, and if it's not a problem for me then I reckon that's enough to prove that the drug itself isn't a problem, it's the people who abuse it that have the problem - it's them, and not the drug.