It's better to smoke a joint every weak than a pack of cigarettes or enough alcohol to make you drunk, thats for sure. I've read articles that too much weed is bad if your mind is still developping, when you're under 20yrs or so. You can develop an unhealthy psyche. But that's if you're a full time smoker, like several joints a day or so.
It's like with alcohol. Get drunk every other day and it will cause permanent damage. It's just that pot, on a long term, causes a bad short term memory and stuff. And alcohol causes brain damage! Which sounds worse to you?
And as for the panic attacks, I used to get them too. Never when I smoked with friends or in a coffeeshop (I live in Holland), because I was around other smokers and potheads. When I was at home, I did have panic attacks almost every time. But everyones panic attacks are about something. Mine were about
: oh fuck I gotta get sober in 4 hours, my parents get home. Or: Shit, I think I rolled too much, I better not go knock-out.
I never have that when I'm with friends. They are stoned too and I know we're all gonna be fine. So I guess it's indeed only in your head. Hell, change your friends if they are all like: oh damn this is so bad, I feel terrible, don't you? Cuz offcourse you will when they are like that.
And yes, alcohol helps, makes you even care less
