Hey alll. Ive been using medication in california since '96 when it became available( and even before then too). I have found when smoking, the onslaught of negative affects definately does kick in(mood swings, depresion, insomnia, and yes paranoia). Then I was intoduced to eating it all the negative effects have since disapeared! Now every person allthough similar are definatly different. It's my feeling that mary j. wasn't meant for smoking in the first place. But like I stated earlier everyone is different. To put it into perspective what has to be asked of yourself is simple; " would I put an asprin in my pipe and smoke it, then why am I doing it with my medical marijuana?" Food for thought people, food for thought.