I think that it's definitely nice to have other stoners to talk to and have a general idea of what you're actually saying, to where my non'smoker friends sit and bob their heads. It helps you explore through the potential of finding new head shops, new weed strains, new plugs, new people, and the occasional bad bitch down the road. Having access to others has helped me learn about weed, and I'm sure there's a lot of cool people here that can have good talks about it. Just my 2 cents.