 You see, I placed great importance on having a good mind and didn't like to lose control of it. Each time I smoked, I fought against the mental effects of marijuana. Even so, I used it more and more. Early in the year, I was invited to be the escort of a girl at a debutante's ball in New York at the Waldorf Astoria. We hadn't seen each other in a long time, so we met in New York two weeks before the ball to become reacquainted.