I can't see how anyone can take this topic seriously, its already bloody obvious that smoking ANYTHING is already bad for you and if you need evidence to tell you its bad then your either really ignorant and will ignore what smarter and professional people say to save your health or your just too stupid to figure out how to stop taking drugs in the first place but if you are the latter I hope you live happily on the street begging for money.
Just because people don't smoke doesn't mean they're smarter. Hell, Bill Gates and Obama did a few drugs when they were younger, and look at them now.
Also, you're the ignorant one for thinking that everybody who smokes pot is going to end up on the streets. Get your head out of your ass.
Plus one to this. I recently figured out that any responsible adult can get high and still keep their job and home. It's not about the effects, it's about the mindset. I know several people who smoke regularly and not only hold down a job but also can pay all their bills while still using the drug recreationally. The mindset JAG has is one of a person who's never smoked (and probably never will either, pity) and of a child. Most adults understand that smoking can be used just as responsibly as alcohol, they just tell their children otherwise because it's illegal. I've never once heard from my parents that tobacco and alcohol are good. They've warned me of both of them, but they never threatened to disown me if I did them. Now, weed on the other hand... Now that I've talked to my dad, he's made it clear he only said those things because weed is an illegal drug. He's told me he's done it before and believes it needs to be legalized. I never expected those reactions when I was younger because they demonized it so much.