This was an interesting thread, one I have always wanted to see on this site, remembering a comment that was shot down by Steve himself saying he wouldn't put a drug in his system. Well, I have never believed in that to be honest, anything you take into your body does something to you. I have had quite a few chemicals in my body. Marijuana, pscilocybin, LSD, alcohol, codeine, vicodin, valium and some other things contained in over the counter medicines. The only one I was ever addicted to was codeine and that was when I was 11.
Marijuana has brought me to the place I am today, it has made my life 100x better. I never really smoked a lot of it, it was just a couple bowls with my friends during the week after work. We would have the greatest conversations about life.
Marijuana and any other substances are only what you take them to be. If you want to be a ************ing loser, then go ahead and do that. Some people said it made them feel depressed, they saw what their friends were and how they saw themselves. Yea, exactly! Just because you were too lazy or unmotivated or depressed or didn't give a damn does not mean that marijuana made it worse. The fact that you noticed the problems and trends and did nothing about it, that is your fault. Steve talks about his awakening moments, he came to his conclusions differently. That is great for him, he has different experiences then all of us. Marijuana is often called a gateway drug. I think that is so true, but most people take the wrong gateway. You can either grow up with it or continue to be some stoner who does nothing but work to get high.
Anti-drug people make me sick, especially the ones who know absolutely nothing about them. I remember Steve Jobs saying one of his LSD trips was one of the three most important events in his life. I have taken acid 3 times and I would the best one up their too. Completely different, positive, outlook on everything life has to offer. The point for drugs like this is to take them, see what is out there and try to attain that level again without the drugs. That is my take at least.
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