Already love this thread :)
I smoke weed since I was 19, so it's more than 11 years now. It's still my absolute favorite of all the substances/drugs I tried or still use.
And it's the only drug to which I never got addicted/dependent on. I have also experience with Kratom, various opioids, tobacco, alcohol, lsd, Salvia, amphetamines, and sugar (yes, absolutely).
Weed and LSD are definitely the safest ones and have the lowest danger of getting addicted to it.
I'm 99% bong user and my lungs are still perfectly fine, as is my stamina etc. But that only was after starting to smoke the weed without tobacco. I always mixed it in my first 2 years, because that's how I learned it from the people who introduced me to weed. But that's pure bullshit. I often had little health problems during the two years I smoked my weed mixed with tobacco. Things like headaches, coughs, sore throat, racing heartbeat, feelings of being restless/uncomfortable, insomnia and getting a cold more often then I was used to. When I stopped using tobacco it all got waaay better after a few months. All of the symptoms are completely gone.
Tobacco is such a freaking terrible and dumb drug. It doesn't even make you high in a good way or something. It just makes you feel like shit and ruins your health a lot.
Edit: Yes, I was super high when I discovered this thread.