It definitely can be uncomfortable. There’s a reason advice about binding safely exists. But while my binder is less comfortable than my really comfortable bras, I wouldn’t say it’s really less comfortable than, say, my high-impact sports bras or some of my underwire bras. One thing I like better about binders is that the straps can be more comfortable for me and it’s nice not having so much of the pressure isolated to a single band (I’ve always had trouble getting band sizes that fit me).

I’m 28 and have never had an opportunity to try pot. I’m not theoretically opposed to it, but it’s illegal where I live and aside from being a little paranoid over getting arrested, I just haven’t had any friends who openly smoked it around me/offered me any, and I’m not going to go out my way to find some.