I've been smoking cannabis for many years, heavily for the last two. Since then my paranoia has definitely increased, mostly through many realisations about the degree of control we now have placed on our lives by governmental, religious and educational institutions.

The way I think has changed. I now seek answers for myself and am much more confident in my beliefs. Psychosis? Well I do have a much more accepting approach to life, I'm not afraid to be myself and feel much more connected to the land and people.

Am I crazy? Did marijuana cause all this? Maybe, or is it a result of many years of personal growth, development and understanding? It's easy to blame the thing that's "illegal" when everything goes awry, but to say "pot gave me psychosis" is as short sighted as saying "AIDS is god's punishment for gay people".

I have coughed up a bit more phlegm, but lo and behold, I acquired a vaporizer: problem solved. Make your own choice; don't fear the opinions of uninformed school children and paranoid parents.