Striking out on my own...advice.

[Reverend Joe]

Just say NO! to drugs.

Horsepoo. It's all about responsibility. If you stay aware of what you are doing, drugs (I hate that word...) are not a problem. That's not saying that you should willingly snort a half-gram of Ketamine a day or choose to start shooting up on Heroin. But if you just smoke a joint once a week or something, and stay subtle about it, you will not have a problem.

Just because it's illegal doesn't make it wrong. And just because it's legal doesn't make it right.

Edit: almost forgot: MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE IS FINE WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. Don't try to force drug and/or alcohol use around someone who doesn't like living with it.