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I have always preferred smoking weed over drinking alcohol. I even started smoking weed before I started drinking, the summer before I went away for college. Marijuana has simply always agreed with my body, my mind, and my personality better than alcohol. Is that weird?

, I was shocked by just how entrenched the drinking culture is. People don't just tend to have a glass of wine here — they often drink to the point of getting drunk. Or sick. Or blacked out.


Hey, no (major) judgement: I enjoy getting drunk myself, every now and again. Like, maybe, once a month? Once every other month? But it just doesn't do my body well, and as someone who works full time, I just don't feel like wasting my weekends feeling hungover. If I want to feel a buzz when I go out (or stay in), I just get high. It's easy, cheap, and in my humble opinion, way more interesting and fun.

I'm sure all my fellow fans of green know what I'm talking about. But the rest of you might still need some convincing. So without further ado, here are 19 reasons why I have always — and will always — prefer marijuana to booze.

1. People Have Never Thrown Up From Smoking Too Much Weed
Case and point: After I drank three glasses of wine last weekend and promptly threw up my expensive dinner, I marveled at just how long it had been since I'd last thrown up. And you know why? Because I barely ever drink that much anymore.


2. ... Or Gotten A Bad Night's Sleep From Smoking Too Much Weed
When I drink, on the other hand, I almost always get a shitty night's sleep. When I smoke weed, I sleep like a baked baby.

3. ... Or Slept With The Wrong Person For Smoking Too Much Weed
There's a reason why there's no expression like "weed goggles." If anything, marijuana makes me more attuned to what I actually feel and want, so I've found I'm less likely to make mistakes, romantic or otherwise.

4. I've Never Been Sexually Harassed At A Bar Because Someone Was Simply Stoned
I have, on the other hand, been groped, harassed, and generally yelled in the ear at by drunk guys.

5. Weed Is SO Much Easier On My Body
I seriously can't believe what drinking puts your body through. Hangovers aren't just annoying — they're your body going WTF, MAN, REALLY?! Weed, on the other hand, can often do a body good. Especially if you vaporize it, rather than smoking it.

6. ... And, Yes, It Can Be Medicinal
According to High Times, (which, granted has a bong in this race), marijuana "has a long, long list of physician-approved medical uses and the list is growing. Other than red wine’s ability to lower blood pressure, alcohol does just about nothing positive for a person’s health."

Anecdotally, I find marijuana doesn't so much "cure" a headache or cramps for me as it does simply make me not care about said symptoms. Everyone's different though.

7. Weed Doesn't Weaken Your Immune System The Way Drinking Does
If I ever come down with a cold, which I do more rarely than most people I know, it is usually either a) while I'm on my period or b) after an ill-advised night of drinking. Alcohol weakens your immune system to a degree weed simply doesn't.

8. Being Drunk Rarely Makes Movies As Hilarious
Have you watched The Little Mermaid high? If not, I highly recommend it. Along with pretty much any movie besides Requiem For a Dream.

9. When you're High
Sure, drunk conversations can be great, but weed is simply the more philosophical, introspective substance. I love the conversations, realizations, and peeing-in-your pants laughter bud brings on with my friends.

10. I Love To Laugh
Sure, people laugh when they're drunk. But weed definitely takes the cake on this one. Everyone knows that.

11. I Am Rarely Motivated To Do Yoga, Write, or Clean My Closet When Drunk
Some people are productive while they're drunk, and lazy when they're stoned. For me though, I'm way more likely to clean, stretch, draw, write poetry, or otherwise be creative and productive.

12. Being Drunk Rarely Brings On As Many Useful Epiphanies
Like I said, it's a philosophical drug. If I let myself just sit and think while high, I can get in touch with some thoughts and feelings I didn't even know I was having. It can be an extremely useful way of emotionally processing things that are happening in my life, only from a different angle.