im anti trying to justify getting high through some kind of "higher" purpose...ie bjj, or making music..etc
thats cool. if you want to live by that principal go for it, and it'll probably work better for you. but why be "anti"? why be against other people who claim that weed makes their minds more open and their lives a little better? many artists, philosophers, scientists, musicians, etc. don't NEED it in order to create but use as it as tool to help them create. eddie bravo, love him or hate him, admits that weed helped him find his style of jiu jitsu that worked best for him. is eddie bravo a loser or less of a skilled grappler because he used weed as a tool?
getting high has many disadvantages but it also has a number of advantages whether it helps people relax their muscles after a hard day of training, going to sleep at night after being really amped up from a rolling session, it helps them think creatively or all of the above.
people who are pro-weed aren't attempting to 'justify' why they like getting high. it's more than that. people aren't making up excuses to get high. what they're doing is listing the positive effects that weed gives THEM. not everyone feels that same effects, so just because you might not feel what they feel after smoking doesn't mean that their lieing about their experience.
and if indeed weed gives you an "advantage", than you are a cheater. you got "better" through ways other than your natural body's, ability and hard work. next time you boo Bonds or Clemens, you might want to think twice.
again thats your philosophy, and it's a noble one. but cmon man you can't compare steroids with weed. you've said yourself that you've tried weed so you know the comparison is no where near that. i mean if you want to go on that logic then you can also call people who use energy drinks, muscle milk, and and advil cheaters.
by the way, if you smoke weed for any other reason than getting high, what is it? you like the taste? you are into gardening? you just find those tiny crystals so adorable?
like i said above. being high is MANY different things.
i do enjoy the taste actually.
getting into it.
i do think they look nice.
i'm not trying to sway you from your principals, but to say that all people who smoke weed are just trying to make excuses sounds ignorant.
sorry for the length.