I used to smoke as much as I could get ahold of for many years. I enjoyed it very much. There are some things in my past that I regret that are related to my use of pot, but we all have regrets for one reason or another. Live and learn. Uber and jdogg are both right, but only to a certain extent. Uber sems to think his daily use is causing him no harm at all. I remember thinking the same thing when I was an active user. The fact of the matter is that you will have some effects from long term use, but it varies from one person to the next, and you may not notice the effect from it while you are still using it. For instance, it may slow you down just a little or you might make decisions you wouldn’t otherwise.
jdogg seems to think it is some evil drug that will ruin your life upon smoking the first joint. His posts reminds me of the old movie “Reefer Madness.” It’s nice that you want to warn people about something that you think will harm them. It shows that you care for your fellow man, but you are misinformed on this subject. it’s not the horrible nasty drug you seem to think it is. it’s not addicting, but people like it so much they want to keep smoking it. People can and do stop smoking pot simply by deciding to stop, and without any withdrawal symptoms other than missing it, much like someone would miss a chocolate bar if they had a sweet tooth.
I stopped because I work in a bio medical lab and I can’t have it in my system if I want to keep my job. I do kind of miss it, but I am not “jonesing over it.” And to tell you the truth, if I knew somebody that had some, I just might fire one up. But I can do just fine without it. The key here is to not let it or any substance control your life.