I'm kind of in the same boat as the owl. I smoke reguarly, for the most part and am currently 30 yrs old. With a highschool eduation and 3 years of college I've managed to land a corporate job, get married, relocate, and have a damn good quality of life. It's all about your attitude. If all you aspire to be is a 'stoner', then that's where your life will lead. But if you set goals for yourself and focus on those goals, you can achieve that and more while managing your herb smoking. The bottom line of life, IMO, you get out of it what you put into it...