That's quite a story Frank and even through you say it is from the Quixotic Malcotent (great blog btw :), I read it as your story and believe it to be so based on other stuff you have shared about your life. Besides, can't find the text elsewhere on www nor an entry in QM search for 'cannabis' that matches this.

I can see that you 'never wanted to be a stoner' lol. I think I did, although until I was 18 I tried to 'conform' and only started to 'rebel' pretty late. I also wasn't subjected to the same intensity of anti-weed propaganda in India and when it came into my life (at the age of n-n-n-19) I took to it like a fish to water.

I've seen Jacob's Ladder and remember it well, including the 'angel' chiropractor scene. It was a movie that had quite an effect on me when I saw it in the mid-90s - the switching back and forth between realities, the dramatic ending.

"Pain is mandatory, but the suffering is optional"

Wise words of realisation!

Love your non-crypto writing style bro