When we smoke cannabis, we often become extremely hungry. No matter how much we eat, we still don't feel full, and everything tastes incredibly delicious, even though it's just ordinary food.

Many kinds of intoxicating substances tend to impair our mindfulness and awareness, which is a major drawback. When we lose our awareness, we may not speak or act as well as we normally would, and we often have difficulty remembering what happened while we were intoxicated.