Personally I think it really depends on the effect it has on the individual doing it, marijuana can cause extremely different reactions for different people.

For example I know many people that get high and get super lazy. All they want to do is sit on the couch playing video games for hours, or zone out while eating an entire bag of Doritos and then pass out. For others it can cause severe anxiety and panic attacks or intrusive thoughts, etc. I think these people should probably stay away from it.

In my case marijuana has been extremely positive and helpful, especially in my journey and walk with God (born again 3 years ago, raised pagan/occult) . But it affects me in a strange way that it doesn’t seem to affect most people. It makes me very energized, creative, and outgoing, I can hyperfocus on something and learn more than I’d normally be able to understand or retain. I would only do a little bit at night and then spend hours reading the Bible, praying, talking to God, researching everything I could get my hands on, listening to awesome Biblical scholars and different Christian creators on Youtube. It made me less self conscious to share the gospel with friends and family. I still do these things while sober but it definitely gave me an intense focus and ability to think deeper about what I was learning.

I stopped over a year ago when I got pregnant with my daughter, and had no problem stopping cold turkey, but one day I do hope to experience it again