I smoke marijuana from time to time and I would most definitely say that I am the same person when high. It's a very interesting thing though because while it's still you, it's a much different side of you that's being shown. The difference is that it's a much less inhibited you.

I really like dancing. Often times I'm too shy or concerned about what I'll look like to dance. Sure I still dance when sober, but when I'm high I can't help but dance and the lack of concern of judgment is a nice feeling.

There's also a certain clarity of thought that can come with smoking (if done in the correct quantity). My girlfriend and I always write down our thoughts when high(our "highdeas" if you will) and go over them the next day only to realize that they we had had these thoughts before and it didn't take being high to think such awesome things. Being high only worked as a catalyst to share the idea.

Getting high completely isn't necessary though. I can dance in public or talk about every cool idea I have when sober as well. However, what I like about it is that for a few hours, you get to experience something entirely different. And I feel that a lot of people enjoy this feeling too much sometimes which results in them feeling the constant need to be high. I honestly do feel sorry for those people because they've confused their realities. Sure, when you're high you haven't a worry in the world. But the beauty of living is enjoying the balance of positive and negative emotion. If you're always feeling positive, the balance will be off and have an overall negative consequence.