I was a huge pothead.It would mellow me out but in the end made me very anti-social.It also made me too content;no ambition equals no accomplishments equals no self esteem.I look back at the last 15 years of my life and see shallow (drug) friendships and events that would only be recognized my those shallow friends,my past is an inside joke in other words.And while some argue that marijuana is not a gateway drug,i argue it's a network drug,you get high with enough people and you will find someone that can get different drugs,etc.That's been my experience anyhow.