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I don't smoke anything and I never really have. In my younger days I'd have a cigar when I went to a club and then later on I began smoking with my boss once each day just to get out of the store because he needed a buddy. I never bought a pack of my own though. As for marijuana, I never got into it. I tried it once in high school and it didn't do anything. I tried it again much later and it made me sick. Even later still, I became very close to someone who smokes often each day. The contact puts me to sleep plus I hate the smell.

I know a lot of nature-loving hippie-type people smoke the herb because they say it's the thing to do. Personally I don't get it and I think maybe that's just an excuse. I know about all the supposed benefits. I'm not denying they may exist. I think that if you need it medically you should be taking it in a pill or eating it. Smoking anything is harmful to the lungs. Smoking anything without a filter is worse. Smoking anything that you didn't personally grow is risky on top of that. People around here lace the product with things, plus there are a ton of pesticides because it's a cash crop and nobody here cares if it's natural.

I feel unfortunate that I became the closest to someone who relies so heavily on something I don't agree with. If I wasn't afraid I'd grow it myself so it was safe for them. I know everyone says it's not addictive, so why does the person I love most need it so badly? Why is it when they try to quit they can't?

Anyway, I don't judge people who smoke anything. I've seen some people act so nasty toward others for smoking a cigarette. Those same people often find weed to be just fine. Some people want to quit smoking but haven't become strong enough yet. I just don't see a reason to be malicious toward people who choose to do it.

I do not smoke. I try to avoid breathing in other people's smoke too. I used to have two friends who smoked, and it was kind of weird because they were all into organic gardening and everything. Kind of seemed contradictory that they'd put the smoke into their body but not the pesticides, you know? But, hey, I guess one kind of poison is better than two!

I always felt the same way. People who preach about not using chemicals and eating organically and being good to the earth, smoking all the while, always made me want to smack them.