It can have negative side effects, so it’s best to remain aware of whether or not it’s hurting more than it helps, and adjust accordingly.

Also, if you’re medical at all, be mindful of your tolerance. Better to risk using less than you probably could in order to ensure that you don’t end up having too much tolerance. There will be days you inevitably need to consume more than you normally would, and you don’t want to learn that you’ve blown out your tolerance completely, believe me. I have fibromyalgia as well as permanent nerve damage that only responds to THC for some reason. I also happen to really enjoy being super high, especially when I’m alone, because then I get to binge on documentaries and listen to bagpipe music and punk and the occasional opera at concert volumes and it’s extra fun to add in a good high. (I’m rarely alone. Not having more roommates than rooms? In THIS economy??) Went through a spell where I stopped regulating my intake entirely, then started to notice that I was blowing through a LOT of weed than I used to, but wasn’t able to get more than mildly baked.

And then I had a really bad flareup, and it was like my body was ignoring weed entirely. It was like I was being tortured. On top of that, I then had to force myself to do without long enough to drop my tolerance again, and that… sucked.

Learn from my mistake, friends. We can’t all be Willie.