I was a pro surfer and skater back in the 70's and 80's. With that life came a whole rainbow of substances. I was never a big alcohol drinker and the chems always left me feeling poisoned. MJ and Shrooms were my relaxants of choice.
When I met my wife I settled in to a more mellow lifestyle. My knees and shoulder were shot and I had to work and go to college so there was not much time for partying. I did still smoke and even got to try some X (it was actually pretty enjoyable). I even grew a two story tall MJ tree in the back yard of our apartment! My wife's Mom visited and I was not worried because she would never go out in our little back yard. Then she walks right over to the sliding door and walks out! She came back inside a minute later with a fan leaf the size of a plate and asked me if she could have it! Best mother-in-law ever
Unfortunately I knew nothing about growing and I thought that the white pom pom flowers were finished bud. So I chopped her down and dried her in the apartment on close lines. Showed up at a friends house and had three trash bags full of "bud" that needed trimming. We trimmed all night and had a great time
It got you high but it was a light soft buzz. One night we just sat around watching TV and smoked a zip of this stuff.
In 1988 my wife and I (I hope so) decided to start a family and I stopped smoking. Didn't smoke again (except for when I could sneak it out in the studio with my drummer) until two years ago. To this day I am still trying to grow some dank. My first grow was eaten by caterpillars (used this batch for dry ice hash). I bought some smoke at a dispensary (it all smells the same - and some smells moldy). Second try was hydro and got root rot. Third try was outdoors Malawi Gold landrace sativa. It started to rot before it was fully finished but I got some good buds off of it before it went bad:
Problem is - nobody smokes pure sativa any more. It doesn't look like OG so the kids all think it is shwag. It scares the shit outta me! First 20 minutes I think the sky is falling and then it is a nice buzz for 4 hours.
Still trying to figure out what I like so I can grow it myself and I can be sure it hasn't been sprayed with chems or grown in sludge.
My point is - I quit smoking for 22 years (mostly) and it wasn't too bad. My memory sure got better!
Cheers,
Mo