Good question, enough that it affected my daily life?
My problem is control, so I am going to go back to not using. My issue is that if I take it then it is harder for me to get up with a clear head the next morning. Either I'm foggish or lazy. Both of which start the day off poorly and can cascade into a less productive day. If I'm not fresh in the morning I am less likely to exercise.
I posted this largely because many, including me, tend to view weed as less harmful. While I believe this to be true (when compared against nicotine) it is still a drug that can affect your motivation.
Marijuana is less harmful on average than a lot of other drugs, but that's a pretty relative statement.
Alcohol is commonly used and it's damage is absolutely devastating to a lot of people. The current recommendation in Canada is to limit it to 2 drinks per week, max, because it's so dangerous.
Marijuana being less dangerous isn't really saying much.
GuitarStv is one of the people who responds well to cannabis, and that's great for him, that's like my DH who has 2 beers a week and really enjoys them.
Just because there are people who have use patterns that aren't damaging doesn't mean that the drug isn't potentially incredibly harmful.
I grew up in a hippy town where virtually everyone smokes pot. Like, there was an article in the local paper about a poor local single mom who had her backyard pot plants stolen by some teens. It was a legit sob story about how she now can't afford pot and how tragic the woke situation is. People donated to her. I'm not even kidding.
That is how prevalent and accepted marijuana was where I grew up.
And I saw it fuck up A LOT of people. Badly.
I personally hate the stuff and typically don't enjoy being around people who are high.
Literally all of DH's friends were pretty chronic users during their master's program together and about half of them still are 20 years into their professional careers, but the ones who quit are definitely much happier, more balanced, just more with it people who have more active and interesting lives.
That's not to say that people, like GuitarStv can't have perfectly healthy, active, balances lives while consuming some amount of cannabis, but most habitual users I've ever known have benefitted immensely from quitting.
My mom is on and off marijuana all the time, and it's always so nice when she's off it. She's so much sharper and more present. It's always sad for me when she goes back because I always feel like I'm losing the coolest part of my mom when she does.
