Hey, Oreo. I don't know if I can be much help or not because I probably don't truly qualify as a regular smoker. I'm more of an occasional toker, and I realized after reading several other posts describing the qualities of highs that, on the occasions I do smoke, I don't even do it to the point of being high. Just three or four puffs to the point of a light buzz.

I'm in my mid-40s and hold a professional job and have grownup responsibilities. A husband. A son. A cancer-patient sister who lives with us (and was the original reason I got into the weed scene a couple of months back). Pets. A house that needs running. A job that requires my mind to be sharp. In another seven weeks, I'm going to be returning to school to study medicine.

With all that going on, I have found that I can't handle anything more than an occasional few puffs. And for me, even those few puffs seem to take away my drive to get anything accomplished and diminish my otherwise sharp mental capacity.

This is not the case with everyone. There seem to be plenty of others who get done what they need to do and remain motivated and alert and sharp. But I'm not one of them. So, alas, I find that even light smoking works against me. I generally like the way it makes me feel, at least initially, but I know it's not going to be something I can continue along with the other things I want to accomplish in my life.

That being said, I fully intend to remain a strong advocate for its medical use, its decriminalization, and its legalization. Grass does far less damage than alcohol when used recreationally, and for many thousands of sick people, it is the only thing that works when other medicines do not.