Non-smokers generally hold on to the line of thought that us tokers will go downhill in life because they need to believe this in order to maintain. You see, they need to think that they aren't abstaining for no good reason.

Deep in their subconcious minds they know that they have been suckered into their bland lifestyles and they probably resent us for it.

Cannabis use will in no way make you a failure. It's good for your mental health by helping you enjoy life more. Cannabis promotes higher conciousness levels, that in turn, help one to cope with daily stress through philosophy.
They are the ones going downhill, not us. So toke on my brothers and sisters