Awful story, Rugeley. Tragic. And a warning to those who dabble, to be careful all the time.
A friend of mine growing up was a absolute superstar. Supremely talented at anything he tried, and he was into music, sports, drawing...and he excelled in school. Then he got curious and started smoking weed, then lots of weed, and then he started using mushrooms and LSD. By the time he was 18, he was crazy, basically. Admitted to a psych hospital and when released, was a shadow of himself.
25 years later, he lives with his folks and draws disability checks. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
I'm convinced the drug abuse was behind it. He could have been anything, but the drugs got him.
People say cannabis is harmless, but it's not harmless. To a still developing brain, daily use of cannabis for 2-3 years will potentially **** you up.