Interesting, I'm kind of the same story just at the begining(in my 20's). I spent my whole life saying no, then 2 years ago almost to the day I tried it out, in the interest of being fair and making an informed decision rather than taking everyone's word for it, and being illuminated by the facts of it's prohibition and effects that a co-worker showed me.
Joined the military and had to stop there for a year or so, but was discharged due to an injury, pretty much been toking it nightly ever since then, just relaxes me, and gets me in the mood for sleep, plus it dims the pain of my injury a bit. But herb is pretty scarce where I live lately and I don't have any connections as I only have ever smoked with the co-worker who introduced me to it.
Anyway my question for you is how has life been treating you and what has the progression of your use taken as far as how you smoked when you started and how you smoke now?
Edit: I'm a little rolled right now so sorry if this is a "little" incoherent"