I think that's good advice--just to stay friends for now and wait and see what happens. If the strong feelings continue, why not see where potential romance takes you after you really know her? Weed wouldn't have made you develop those feelings, but sometimes, particularly if you're shy and don't have a lot of ease or experience with ladies, just finding someone with whom you have things in common and can converse easily makes a person begin to develop those feelings. They're not unnatural. They're certainly nothing to feel ashamed about. And right now, those feelings are mostly just based on what you think you know and feel about her after some initial exposure, not on real acquaintance. Give that acqaintance time to develop and see where things go. Sounds like the worst that could happen is you'd make a new friend. Good luck!