Apart from that, I can't honestly say that I hated it or really loved it. But then, I am not really all that excitable...
I never got hooked, but a few friends couldn't start or end their normal day without it and ended up smoking more than three times a day. Nowadays they seem to be more normal than me, I guess - which can definitely be attributed to them smoking more pot than me, how? For them, it was a costly, non-satisfying excercise with added health concerns.Oh, and don't run that "use a hubbly bubbly/hookah coz it's so much safer" crap by me - been there, done that, got even more stoned...
However, try sitting just outside from a bunch of people that are smoking and then decide for yourself. If you can honestly say that you can go out, drive a car or respond in a really responsible manner if you are required to respond to a real life situation from your Cloud Nine, you are a much tougher cookie than I am. And you are a LIAR.
Legalization won't solve the problem, but I can see it making it much more accessible, thus creating an even bigger market. Remeber that you get Swazi and some other "good" stuff - and then you get the junk that has other stuff mixed into it - so... you like green tik?! *cof-cof! wheeze! groan!* And you would like if your kid(s) died from THAT stuff... and you would find a reputable dealer, where? The local Pharmacy?!
Some of us are trying to smoke pot in here! 
