The THC's in the resin, there is WAYYYY more resin in Crystals than there is in hairs. I have smoked joints of pure red hairs and ya, I got ripped but a quarter of that amount in crystals would have fucked me up way more.
What he's talkin about "less powerful weed" isn't mexican dirt weed. it's some decent organic shit. no chemicals, just some good genes and proper growing. I've cut down huge on how much I smoke, I liked getting high but I also liked smoking. Sitting back and blazing a fat one is great. So I'd rather be smoking some nice, clean bud than some harsh hydro that was never leeched and tastes like pine.
Whoever said something about "tastey chemicals that make you higher", the chemicals don't make you higher, they make you sketchy, and are probably killing you. They were only put there to make the plant grow and flower more/faster and shouldn't really be smoked. When you taste them in your smoke though, you associate it with good weed because the weed has got more crystals/resin. Going to well grown organic bud will get you just as high as your buddies hydro and be a much better smoke. And some not well grown organic bud will still taste better, might not get you as high but you'll be smoking bud not chems.
And yeah I don't think people should smoke before they have a grasp on life, or smoking will be the only thing they can hold onto when they're confused.