I was a pot head for many years, especially when I first moved out of my mom's house. I never had to pay for it. My boyfriend's always smoked and then my now step dad moved in, and he smokes daily. So even before I moved out, I was smoking on a daily basis. It got worse when I moved in with a guy who sold it and smoked it. We stayed stoned all day EVERY day. At age 19, I left him and hooked up with a guy who never even tried drugs, and it made him uncomfortable. I quit smoking pot, cigs, drinking, EVERYTHING cold turkey for the five years I was with him. When that relationship ended I smoked again with my step dad and my brother. It is sad to say, but is how we bond. I am not the type that needs it, but it is hard not to do it when someone is smoking it. I like it, but I know from being a pot head, that it can slow you down and make you lazy. At least that is how it does me. Now that I have a son, I rarely do it all. Every now and then, I visit my step dad or brother and we smoke, but ONLY if my son is no where around or he is asleep for the night. I always make sure that some one is there who doesn't smoke, like my mom just in case anything happens. It is really common where I live to smoke pot. The only people I know that don't at least on occasion are people who can't tolerate it.
I know I may get flack for this. I have found some people are against it strongly, and have even looked down on me because of it. I agree that if you abuse it, it is a problem, but that is just like everything else. I have seen friends of mine turn into alcoholics, pill heads, and crack heads and even have had their lives ruined over addictions to shopping, gambling, or even the internet. It's all about moderation.

Or pills! They are legal and can be much more dangerous. There is a huge drug problem in this country and more and more of it is Pharmaceuticals.

Right on

Not trying to be rude here, but there isn't really a specific way people act when stoned. It makes me less anxious, more open-minded, and able to concentrate better. Yes, it might make me a little more silly if I've smoked a lot, but I can (and do) smoke before work and no one would know the difference.

Everyone acts differently, so it's a bit narrow-minded to assume that everyone acts stupid when they're stoned. In fact, I've seen people act more stupid when they weren't stoned compared to when they are.

Just my two cents

You're very right, Jesibel. People react differently.

My friend at the wedding has always been silly, even without it. She wasn't surprised of what she said about practicing to catch my bouquet, but the fact that she doesn't remember the incident at all. But her personality has always been consistent from when she was smoking and now that she isn't. She tries to hide her pot-past at work (since she works as a lab tech at a hospital), but she can't really hide her hippie philosophy and dreamy nature, so people have asked ...

In Mulder's case, it actually calmed his hyper-active ass down and he interacted on a more rational level with the world.

Exactly.

My boyfriend is pretty hyper-active himself, and can be a bit high strung and tense, and weed helps him relax and think more rationally. He actually had a doctor that asked him if he smoked weed- he answered truthfully- and the doctor said "Good, don't stop." Doc said because my man has "slight bi-polar tendencies" (his words, lol) that marijuana was a good way to medicate it and keep his moods on a more steady wavelength.

But, some people should not, or can't smoke weed. It's all about moderation, knowing your limits, and knowing what your body can and cannot handle- just like any other substance

Yes, they go together quite nicely I must agree!

Yeah, I found how I acted was also influenced by the people I was around. If I was around intelligent and intellectual people then I would have great high conversations, not ridiculous ones. If I was around people of lesser intelligence then I was ridiculous and annoying.

I agree.

Even when I am high, I am the same person. I have a very high self-control, so even when I'm feeling "off," my actions are the same, no matter how good or bad that may be.

Definitely. I don't like being around people that act really stupid when I'm high, because I like how it actually stimulates my brain and makes me think of things I might not have if I weren't high. My boyfriend and I have very intellectual conversations when we're high.

Same here. I have very good self control as well, and I do not have an addictive personality, so I can handle my high well. Only people that know me very well can even tell if I am high or not, because I really don't change all that much, aside from feeling more relaxed.

That's the way I see it. Plus, pot can be vaporized as well, (a popular method for cancer patients who use it medically) which is much healthier and does not contain any carcinogens. I prefer vaporizing because of the health benefits and it gives a much clearer high.

Oh, my boyfriend just got his friend a vaporizer. I haven't tried it, but it sounds like a good idea.

Wow, I've never heard of anyone being allergic to it before, but it definitely makes sense. There seems to be an allergy to just about everything