For the past 3 years I have smoked pot on and off without any issues incurred as a result of the drug. I got into it with my friends who were also going through difficult patches in their lives. It was and still is a cheap way to relax and spend time with friends while forgetting about the horrors of day to day life.
I find that pot helps me to enjoy the things in life that are here now while screening-out the painful reality of what is a loveless existance. It helps me to focus my energy and attention on the task at hand and aids me to get my work done, even when I feel **** emotionally.
During my time using it, I have still managed to complete my university degree with honours, buy two cars, learn to speak a new language fluently (working on another now) and generally learn so much about my self I never knew before.
I am not an abuser and have my off periods but if there is one thing that makes my life that bit easier at the moment, then it would have to be glorious green