walkingdork said:
As for long term effects I think addiction and the risk of death make alcohol way more dangerous than weed could ever be. The only long term effects from weed you really have to worry about is lung cancer and that can be greatly reduced by using a vaporizer (or even a bong). Eating it of course eliminates that risk all together but who can afford to do that regularly?
Believe me, I have a family history. My mother's liver essentially does not function. I'm very aware of how it can go wrong, I've watched it happen, so I'll know if it does.
Agreed mildly on the "other world" comment regarding shrooms. Damn, now I DO want to write about my experience. I'll get back to you on that one, but I'll probably just link it to a post from my blog. Because it's definitely gonna be tl;dr for this thread.
edit: oh @Leo: YES. That's another part of why I quit, I put on 20 pounds last summer and I can attribute at least 15 of them to the munchies.