Smoking is bad for you. Smoke pot instead...? What...?

So, let me start this blog by stating that I'm a smoker. I know, I know, it's not exactly the healthiest of habits, and I'm most definitely shortening my lifespan every time I do it, and perhaps even affecting a few of the people around me by doing it -- mind you, I don't smoke around people when I know they'll be made to feel uncomfortable in any way by me doing it or when they so manifest it to me.

I try not to smoke too much, but some times I get a little carried away with the pack. Normally I smoke with disparity. If I buy a pack I'll smoke around three to five cigarettes from said pack daily until I'm out, but then it normally takes me around three to five days to even think about buying a new pack. That, however, goes out the window when I'm with friends.

When I'm with friends I can easily go through an entire pack in the span of a couple of hours, and when I do, I'll immediately proceed to buy a new one. Now, not only is this habit damaging to my health, but it is also expensive, and I'm more than well aware of what, and that's the main reason why I'm trying to keep it under control. That being said, though, I don't think, or rather, I don't feel as though I should quit entirely. I kind of like smoking. It relaxes me most of the time and keeps me from getting too stressed out about things that most likely don't really matter as much as I may believe. So what I'm trying to do is to rely more on getting a single cigarette to satisfy my cravings instead of buying an entire pack. It really does help, even though it's a bit of a nuisance having to go buy a cigarette every time I want one instead of just picking it out from the pack. But having to do that is what's helping me reduce my daily nicotine intake, and who knows? Maybe it can even help quit altogether eventually. But right now that's not what's on my mind.

What's on my mind right now, is that I get a lot of heat from friends and family, and even people that I'm not well-acquainted with, because I smoke. I can't really say much because what they say is mostly true, no matter how annoying I may find it at the time. However, lately I've been getting from some people that smoking pot is safer than smoking regular tobacco cigs, and that, should it be legalized, it would be a nice alternative to nicotine. Now, a small clarification: I don't do drugs, and I don't find the idea enticing in any way. I draw the line at smoking and social drinking. So even if their claims were true and the time did come when pot is legal, I wouldn't do it.

However, the truth remains that a single joint usually contains as much amonia as an entire pack of cigarettes. So much for healthy. So basically, if I ever decided to smart smoking pot, each and every singly time I did it would be the equivalent of a night out with my friends. Superb! Of course, there are other ways of consumption of cannabis that aren't as damaging, but as everyone knows, smoking is the most generally preferred and if it was ever commercialized, most likely it would be as an alternative to a tobacco cigarette. Either way, I don't wanna try it. The point is that people should really get their facts straight before making comments like "Smoking is bad for you. Try pot instead", because, seriously, to me it seems like they're talking out of their derrières.

So yeah, smoking is bad for me, but I'll take regular tobacco over cannabis every day.