Do you consume cannabis?

[Nev]

Ok, so, this is a fairly private community, we're anonymous here if we want to be, and poll results are anonymous anyway. Also, my experience with getting robbed last week says to me that local police really don't give a flying fuck about most petty crimes - real or imagined - so I figure a little honesty here is about as safe as it gets.

I'm curious as to how you guys feel about cannabis - otherwise known as "marijuana", "pot", "weed", "grass", "ganja", and many other nicknames. Anyone care to answer the poll?

Responses are optional, but I'd love to hear them if anyone is willing.

[Julius Seeker]

Used to on weekends in high school, grew out of it, have done it maybe 3-5 times since.

[Torgo]

I smoke fairly often, usually with some friends, or by myself on occasion. It pretty much replaced alcohol as a social drug for me.

[Nev]

For what it's worth, I'm in the "regular but not heavy" category. I use it mostly for stress relief - I get quite chatty when high and can talk to people that I might get annoyed with sober.

[Oracle]

I smoke relatively often, but usually its after working nights now and then.

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

Tried it a couple of times but it didn't agree with me. The first it seemed to have no effect at all, and the second it made me really paranoid.

I'm a little wary of the stuff (but I'm wary of most drugs, alcohol and caffeine included, heh). A few of my friends smoke it on and off and are fine, but a few others have been badly affected by it. A couple have become pretty stereotypical stoners, a couple others suffered cannaboid psychosis and have never really recovered.

[Zeus]

I don't need drugs or alcohol to act like an idiot and embarrass myself, so I stay away from them :-)

[Nev]

Tried it a couple of times but it didn't agree with me. The first it seemed to have no effect at all, and the second it made me really paranoid.

I'm a little wary of the stuff (but I'm wary of most drugs, alcohol and caffeine included, heh). A few of my friends smoke it on and off and are fine, but a few others have been badly affected by it. A couple have become pretty stereotypical stoners, a couple others suffered cannaboid psychosis and have never really recovered.

I'm rather curious on that. The statistics say cannabis psychosis is pretty rare. What happened to them?

[Andrew, Killer Bee]

One had a psychotic break and was institutionalised, not sure what happened to the other - he moved interstate before it happened and I found out through another friend.