I knew a lot of kids who smoked a shitload of pot in highschool and there were definately effects from it.
I think the fact that they are long-term or not is really pointless, because te effects are there while your smoking, though I think this also depends on the person and how much you smoke pot.
And most of the kids I knew were very smart, and most of them were all honors students who did decent. But they for the most part all knew that it affected them.
You should see the difference in Gym=P the stoners were all pretty obvious. Most of them looked like they were in really good shape, but they would get winded so much faster than everyone else.. =)
Personally I never have and never plan to smoke.. I just dont see the point, I can have plenty of fun without doing it. (Though fucking with people who are wasted can be fun..
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