Hi Aber mate - unfortunately cannabis wasn't for me; smoked it throughout my teens and early twenties and it eventually turned me into a basket case - paranoia, delusions, hallucinations - the whole shebang!! Had to knock it on the head but, that said, it was my own fault - I abused it; any drug, natural or otherwise, is not good if you become dependant on it and I am afraid I became dependant on cannabis.
But that is just me; I am a firm believer in the benefits of cannabis if it is used sensibly and its use causes far less damage than alcohol - both personally and socially! Am an advocate of its decriminalisation - it's not for me unfortunately, but a stoned society would be far more peaceful than a pissed one!
Your experiences with alcohol is mirrored by many of my friends who become ****ers after a few drinks! Fortunately when I get pissed I just get mellow, but so many others get violent - in my experience that doesn't happen with stoners!
So keep on smoking dude - if it works for you then it can't be too bad! To be honest am a bit jealous - really enjoyed my cannabis days, my personality was just too addictive; one joint was never enough - had to keep going to try and achieve a bigger high, or just maintain the high I was experiencing! Being a pro musician for most of my adult life have indulged in most hard and soft drugs and have suffered addiction to quite a few of them but still maintain that alcohol is the most damaging - but still it is the most socially acceptable despite the damage it does!!!
Just doesn't make sense - would rather be in the company of a group of 'smokers' than a group of pissheads!
