Anecdotally, i’m a light daily user (go through an eighth of flower every 2 weeks. Smoke one small bowl a day, about 3 bong rips). I didn’t start getting high until reaching my 30s, so my brain was developed. I was a daily alcohol drinker; I used to have about 3 drinks every day, and now I might have 3 a week, if that.

The good: It makes mundane things more fun. Gardening/yardwork, walking the dog, exercise, watching movies and shows. I like how it can let my mind wander or approach thoughts with a different perspective. It’s cheap ($25 to get high 10+ times), it can be consumed in ways that don’t physically harm the body, no hangovers. No calories.

The bad: Can’t always anticipate what kind of high I’ll get. Since it amplifies what I’m already feeling, if I’m stressed or anxious, it can give physical sensations (pressure on chest) and mental feelings of dread. I can cognitively remind myself that the weed is just drawing my attention to the preexisting stress, but I can’t shake the “you don’t know what, but you did something bad, and someone’s gonna yell at you for it any second now” feeling. I like to think of it as a challenge to get cognitively reason my way out of the dread. it mostly works. Just my opinion, but burnt flower reaks and I don’t like smelling bad or stinking up my family-friendly neighborhood. Cleaning a bong is annoying. Smoke is bad for lungs. I burned off all my airway cilia so I don’t cough much anymore. It makes me forget my dreams (literally and metaphorically). Can be hard to follow train-of-thought or complete tasks when stoned (but it’s also kinda fun, like trying to play life with the controls switched up)

Not necessarily good or bad: I think I can tell a difference in my behavior when regularly using or not. When getting high daily, I’m generally calmer or more go-with-the-flow. But also I’ll act more impulsively instead of thinking before speaking. I’m already kind of paranoid and conspiracy minded (in a not-very-serious-way) and weed does kindle that fire, but it makes me conspiracies more creative.

I’m currently on a break (5 days in), and my mind feels sharper, I can think more clearly and faster, I can organize thoughts to explain things verbally better. HOWEVER, I like feeling slower and calmer. I have an intrinsic restlessness (some call it motivation) that weed can tell to relax. I’ve reached a point in my life that I don’t need to feel like I need to keep striving; weed is my reward for getting here.

That’s all I have to say about that

Edit: https://youtu.be/1Zcrb1ff1xs “get out of here, Dewey, you don’t want none of this shit” funny clip