You're absolutely right "Stoner Shadow Wolf"... The whole point of smoking weed is to alter the chemical composition of the brain. When you alter this composition your perception of reality changes (so ultimately the point of smoking weed is to induce what some may refer to as a "psychotic episode" or as I refer to it as a simple change in perception). Schizophrenia is so negatively viewed by today??s society that many schizophrenics view it in a negative light as well, which in turn will make the "disorder" affect them negatively, then start the medications, the fears etc... In civilizations all throughout history the "schizophrenics" were revered as the 'see-ers' the shaman and holy men, the people who were blessed with a knowledge that many people could not attain. This is because schizophrenics see and/or hear things that aren't there. That is where the confusion lies. Just because one person does not have the same experience does not mean that the experience isn't there to be observed in the first place. Most peoples' brains just don't operate on a level where perception is open enough to experience things that the rest of the world doesn't experience... so since people don't understand and aren't capable of seeing/hearing these things it's automatically assumed that the experiences had by the schizophrenic are false and that these things don??t actually exist. Ultimately the brain is an effective mechanism to show our egos what we want to see and simplify the universe into a handy little reality where everything is concrete and orderly. In actuality "reality" is much more complex then our simple minds can interpret so our brains fashion a handy little place for us to exist where everything has it??s place including the self even when simple physics tells us that matter is constantly moving in and out of existence at the speed of light? Ok? now I??m going to stop myself partway through this metaphysical tangent for fear that if I continue you will all be subjected to an unnecessary amount quantum-physics so? if this has interested you at all I would suggest further readings: The Elegant Universe by Brian Green and The Book Of Secrets by Deepak Chopra are both great places to start. Happy toking!