hi i hear you all these opinions are not qualafied opinions, pot should not be compared to any other abused substance, 4 1 thing its a natural growing plant unlike anything else ,2 its highly debated in the medical community as to how damaging or helpful it can be 3, they have not studied it enough to give an informed decision 4 i have read the 1 study i could find on the subject from a researcher in colerado & you'll be very surprised at the finding everything we've been told about it is bs the complete opposite infact so do a search & find it ,i was a chronic user for 25yrs but given up a mth ago im bipolar1 on lithium & aropax , ever since giving up my life has been hell on earth, dr says i used it as a mask to control it well now they have given me another mask friggan benzo's but hey never mind they they are far more addictive & no good for you there "legal" well im seeing how it goes for now but if start getting addicted & i will no1 will be telling me not to smoke,i can function just fine on pot my bipolar was stable the meds were working just fine till i gave up?but now on benzo's im a zombie but do the narrow minded misinformed sheep out there care bout that no its "legal"& by the way my pdoc knew & she tld me that it does not make it worse or interfear with meds but it does shorten the cycle between stable & unstable & she had a friend that she watched & made notes of before & after giving up so check out the ministry of amsterdam web page they quote the research results done in america & i surjest everyone that wants to have an educated opinion on the subject do the same. good luck tc