I was never anti-drugs growing up, I was just afraid of trying them. You hear all the crap going around about drugs; about how they "make you stupid" or "you will overdose."
Thus, I never tried smoking weed until I was 24! After going through a bad breakup, I was feeling young and rebellious again. One of my good friends was in town for the weekend and asked me to ride to the store with him. On the road he lit one up and said "you can try it if you want." I was finally to the point where I felt "Why not see for yourself?"
I was so high I couldnt drive the rest of the night
Come to think of it, maybe thats why the girl I mentioned probably left. Her and her friends were occasional pot smokers and they probably thought I was a geek or a narc when I declined