Alright, first my reasoning as to why I did it:

In October '04, I got my first gf (woes of being a nerd, I'm 16 at this time) and things are going great... for a time.

The usual drama happens, she returns 0 emotions in the relationship so I start feeling really, really depressed over it (first gf, leave me alone )

So I've had some pothead friends for years now, never truly considered doing it myself though. However, being so into politics as I am I had an opinion on the war on drugs for a while *how much it sucks* and finally decided to read up on the drug itself.

I had been getting drunk since November '04 (which started due to doing it accidentally <<) and I realized pot wasn't as bad as alcohol. Not caring about laws, I told my friends I was smoking that weekend with them. This was late February '05

So I smoked a few bowls with them out in the woods. I had been drinking, and suffice to say, I got really messed up. I ended up laying halfway out a window for 'fresh air' as I put it, the window was facing the street >>

I realized, in my inebriated state, that my gf wasn't worth it, and I should break it off and slowly heal that way. So that week I did so. Felt bad at first but I got better and had a great Spring that year, especially going out every weekend smoking :jointsmile:

Things have gone up and down from there, pot has its upsides and downsides, but I've learned to control it and I feel great.