I love my weed as much as the next Chonger but I have to say that I've personally seen weed lead people to stronger substances. Mostly because they buy from drug dealers rather than pot dealers and those dealers are looking to expand their business so they try to convince as many people as possible to buy as much as possible. It's not so much the weed but the peer pressure that causes it to be a "gateway" drug.
I can also say from first hand experience (seeing it happen to friends) that certain peoples brain chemistry just can not cope with the introduction of THC into the mix. I've met people who become so paranoid from a couple of puffs that they're sure that every noise they hear outside is someone coming for them or they're certain that people are watching them through the cracks in the curtains. Pot affects people in different ways.
The same can be said about alcohol though. I know it doesn't do my personality any good, I'm naturally an aggressive person (I work hard on not being one though! Well now I'm older anyway!
) so it just increases it 10-fold. Pot on the other hands stops me being so aggressive, but I know people who are affected by alcohol the same way I'm affected by pot.
It all depends on your brain chemistry, altough that really goes for the introduction of any chemical into your brain. My gateway drug was Ritalin! lol
If i can add just a little bit to that, i was going to say that weed generally hightens your own character traits. If you're an introverted person then you'll probably find that weed chills you out, makes you think and just calms you down. If on the other hand you're quite out going, you might get really chatty, often talking complete bollocks mind, lol.. laugh your nuts off and have a good time. If your very anylitical, then weed might make you slightly, maybe much more parraniod than you already are. And in cases of schizophrenia and other similar symptoms, the user is usually prone to these mental episodes in the first place.. hightening them by using weed, or bringing them to the fore.
All drugs effect different people in different ways... Fact! And if you are going to try them, make sure theres someone who can remain sober and responsible for you the first time.
And for everyone who's a user.. where drugs are concerned there should never ever be any peer pressure.
/end rant.
QUOTE(yuyuyup @ Mar 19 2008, 12:19 PM)