I think it depends on the perspective you take. From the perspective of "I decide to do a drug, because I want to experiment with it" is an assertion of free wi

I think it depends on the perspective you take. From the perspective of "I decide to do a drug, because I want to experiment with it" is an assertion of free will. However, if you have a friend being a bit pushy with weed, then it isn't. Or if you somehow stumble upon a community that you click with and they invite you to do it, then it also isn't full assertion of free will, IMO. In order for it to be an assertion of free will, you need to take the decision when no one else is around and then just look for an opportunity to experiment later on in life. That's what I did with psilocybin. And I have experienced the amazing effects of it, but man the dark side can be damn dark. I get why enough people are extremely against drugs. It's because things can become very dark and one should not forget that this is the case for a great enough group of people.