Regular marijuana use
This one's kind of complicated; I'd appreciate if you read all the way through!
Throughout high school, I was completely sober. Never drank, never smoked, despite having many social issues (Unstable family situation and I'm a total introvert, among other things).
When I came to college, I became friends with people who had very similar music taste to me, but they smoked weed every day multiple times a day. Eventually, I tried it and enjoyed it, but only smoked socially once or twice a week. I didn't wind up buying weed until the summer before sophomore year, and I used a homemade Sobe waterfall bong (glass, NOT plastic) for the summer so as to conserve money. To me, buying a pipe or a bong was a serious investment in the drug which I was not ready for. When I returned to college, continued smoking almost daily. I have taken 5-12 day breaks every few months, and I never have withdrawal symptoms. I don't have intense cravings for weed, and I can have lots of fun when I'm not high, but I like the way I can focus on things when I'm high. A month ago, I bought a vaporizer, because I didn't (and still don't) enjoy smoking at all, but I still like the feeling of being high. I don't like to get STONED (sit on my couch and do nothing, zone out, be totally unproductive), I like to get HIGH (clean my room, do homework, listen to and analyze music). I don't take more than a couple hits because I’m not into getting “fucked up.” I realized also that if I take a hit before I sit down to do some homework, I’m able to get around almost every mental block I usually have (“I CAN'T DO IT, IT'S TOO DIFFICULT” kind of stuff). I've never gone to class high or taken tests high. Also, my last semester’s grades were better than any I’d had since 8th grade, and it was the first semester I used marijuana regularly. I drink rarely, and only socially, and almost never to excess. I have a $40 a month limit that I set for myself on marijuana, and if I use up what I have before it’s time to buy new weed, then too bad for me. I feel like I’m in control, but when I think I want to stop for a little, I wind up using it anyway (but still maintain a high level of productivity).
Currently, I vaporize every day (with occasional one or two day breaks every few weeks). I just want to get some opinions on all of this. Any constructive feedback would be fantastic. Thanks!!