I use regularly, recreationally and to manage severe anxiety.

I did, regularly: was magic for my chronic pain and social anxiety. I leaned on it a little too heavily, and there were drawbacks. I'm "clean" almost two years. I had been using it (additionally) to "change my state" when I didn't want to be in the present. Now i am committed to clarity of mind and a substance-free lifestyle. The only "substance" I still use is caffeine--and that only sparingly. I don't condemn any adult for their responsible use of substances.

I have been on both sides of the fence on this one. It's undeniably powerful, magical medicine, and a fairly harmless recreational substance for responsible adults. Should be legal, regulated, taxed, studied vigorously, and completely destigmatized. Alcohol is far worse; it's ridiculous that weed is demonized and alcohol is not.

My atheism has nothing to do with this attitude. Direct experience, and science, does.

I have been smoking weed since 16 on and off. Do not drink alcohol much. Also just approved for Medical Cannabis.

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I first started smoking weed when I was 15, almost 50 years ago. I stopped while I was raising my kids (priorities), but started up again about 4 years ago.

Why do you frame it as an atheist question? I think that has nothing to do with it. I know people like to assume this is a site for atheists, but remember, the name is Agnostic.com. Not everyone on here iidentifies as an atheist.

It is legal in oregon. I am on blood thinners so few pain killers I can take. Also I find pot has less of a negitive on my mind than booze.

I have for decades. Still do. I know believers that also use.

I don't think my atheism has anything to do with whether or not I want to smoke pot. If anything, most of the stoners I smoked with the past few years claimed to be Christian as well.

Tokin to the left and tokin to the right we was tokin

No, I just feel its much better than booze and don't see the problem with it.

I am 52, have been smoking since I was 14, so 38 years.....

I try to escape my brain as much as possible. Dying was really the only thing that ever worked. Best 7 minutes ever.

I enjoyed it in my younger days, not so much now.

If it were recreationally legal in my state, it would be always in stock. Better than any antidepressants I've been prescribed. Shameful that a few deep pockets keep this medicine from the masses.

Yes, I would like to try it. It could quite liberating for me. However, it's not legal in my state, but a govenors canandate wants to legalize it. Legalizing at this point couldn't hurt my state much.

I used to really enjoy it, but 3-4 years ago I just kind of stopped liking the way it made me feel.

I don’t think my religious view had anything to do with my openness to try it, but It’s hard to say having never been religious.

I first indulged in cannabis at age 13 (about 1976 or so) with a neighbor of mine while we were both waiting to go into church for catechism. I last indulged in cannabis in 2015. I've used vaporizers, smoked it rolled, and used about every type of smoking apparatus imaginable.

I figure I've smoked enough, although to be fully honest, I cannot say that I would turn it down if I was at Rockfest or some other music festival and someone passed it to me.

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I don't in any form and have nothing against anyone who does. What anyone wants to do with or put in their body is their business. I wouldn't use it, but am pro-legalization.

For me, the idea of not being in a right state of mind is a scary one. So I like a glass of wine or two, but very rarely get drunk and I won't partake in any substance that has noticable mind altering effects.

I don’t think being an atheist or agnostic is relevant to trying cannabis. I have smoked it. I have only eaten it a couple of times and that was much more of a high than smoking it.

I don’t think being an atheist is relevant to trying cannabis

I have consumed way more haschisch than lawn mix. Love them both. Over the last five years, it has helped me handle chroniic pain .

I have smoked it twice and eaten a cookie once. I didn't care for smoking it and would prefer to have a few beers. The cookie was interesting, but still not my thing.

When (not if) it becomes legal, I might play around with it more.

I first tried it at 17. I was atheist at the time, but I'm not sure if that was why I was open to it. I think that was more to do with an older sibling doing it and several friends (some religious, some not) already doing it. I liked it for a few years but then it just kept making me paranoid. I didn't use it for decades, then used it when I suffered some nerve & tendon damage about 9 yrs ago. It worked well for the pain, and the only side effect was it dried out my eyes at night. It's legal where I am in California. I'd either use edibles or vape... regular smoking is way too harsh on my lungs!