Dear Ann Landers,
ou have given lots of advice to people who write to you about drugs. But you have never touched the main subject that hits me square on the nose. I am talking about the long-term ef-fects of grass. I am an 18-year-old pothead who is having some firsthand experi-ence. I work in a restaurant on the 1 l-to-7 shift as a cook, or should I say the cook. (There is no manager, just the waitress and me.) I am in charge. The waitress is also a pothead. Every night, we end up smoking about six joints each. There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not stoned out of my mind. Anyone who thinks the effects of pot are gone after the high wears off might as well hang it up. I really don't know how to say this, but pot affects your head permanently. I now have a severe mental blockage. I'm losing my memory, and it's frightening. I said I'm a cook. Sometimes when I get an order while I'm stoned, I'll repeat the order and turn around to make it. Then, I'll forget what it was and have to go back and ask. So, those of you who want to smoke pot or are just starting, ask yourself a few questions. Do you want to lose your memory in your teens and see it get worse every day? Thanks for listening, Ann, and please keep on printing that terrific column.

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