it all depends on mindset and situation. sometimes when you smoke, you know imediately you aren't with the right kids or no in the right place and then you regret it. you have to know when you want to do it, and when its going to be fun.
theres what, a hundred thousand people on ns.. sure there is a handful that could be pro... look at skateboarding, you have people all over the planet that could be pro. theres a much larger pro margin for skatng. so many sick kids.