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There are definitely people who find weed as comforting and as innocuous as a cocktail. I have never been one of those people, and I have given it the old college try.

For my body chemistry and or psychological makeup, alcohol is like a carousel that can be fun to ride for a couple drinks. It's starts with a pleasant 'whoosh' and then eventually I feel a bit tired and go home.

THC, on the other hand, is like a Gravitron ride – more forceful and longer-lasting than expected and requiring all of my energy just to get through. If I'm a little high, you can easily tell by the way I struggle to carry a conversation. When I let myself get stoned, it was game over and I just held on while I waited for the ride to end.

I used to feel a but jealous but with the hindsight of decades I think I'm better off for not having the weed gene.