ya dude seriously like the guy a couple posts above me said, if people don't respect you for what you do and ur lifestyle don't let it bother you. wana know my story? i've always have a few alright friends who were kinda like me, then i tried and experienced the lovely art of smoking weed! they knew what i was getting into and kept bitching at me to stop so i stopped hanging out w/ them altogether. Now I still don't hang w/ them a lot, but I have a lot more friends then originally who are really cool stoners. ya in the long run, smoking has defintitely been a plus in my life, so don't let it be anything less than that for you. :thumbsup: