When I was 15 I started smoking maybe once or twice a week then by the time I was 17 I was smoking every day at least once a day. I absolutely loved it but in hindsight it had a major effect on my social interaction with other people (I'm already pretty shy to begin with but this was way worse when I was stoned) It also let my subconscious take the lead when it came to the way I perceive the world which was kind of cool and mind blowing sometimes but it could also get very dark and nasty. Eventually I met a girl when I was 27 who I fell madly in love with and ended up marrying but it was maybe 2 or 3 months into our relationship when she decided to give me an ultimatum that I either quit weed or she leaves. So I followed my heart and my cock and 7 years later here I am, still with her and with a 4 year old daughter. I still do occasionally smoke when I hang out with friends but it is maybe 3 or 4 times a year and occasionally I still get the negative effects I used to get when I smoked everyday but I can manage them pretty well now and just stop what I'm doing and remind myself what is real and what is not. Over all I wouldn't say weed is that bad compared to most drugs but I really wouldn't go and pick it up again to the extent that I used to.