One of my brothers had a genius IQ as a kid. He liked science and I thought he would make a good medical doctor. He got into pot in the 10th grade. He never went to college. He worked in a machine shop. He is now retired at 63. Last year he had a psychotic episode and was hospitalized for it. He sits with his pothead friends and they discuss things like the earth is flat while toking. His entire life has been wrapped up around pot. Really, really sad.
I have seen several people with wasted lives, which revolves around ‘pot’. It is quite sad, and it’s a drag and drain on society, too.
There is this one guy who is a friend of a close relative of mine, so I come across him a bit, and he just can’t stop talking about ‘pot’. I don’t care what the subject is that anyone else is talking about, I’ll guarantee you, he’s got a connection to ‘pot’ in there somewhere ... LOL ...
If you mention some sort of problem you have ... maybe a medical problem, or ‘whatever’ ... I’ll guarantee you he’ll come up with a solution that is related to ‘pot’.
One time I had to go on a two-hour ride with him to help another relative move. I ended up hearing about ‘pot’ for 3/4 of the trip down and back. This guy is absolutely ‘consumed’ with it. Nothing else in life matters to him ... not even family or job or getting ahead ... nothing. His last 45+ years have been this way.