Everyone's different. The more you do it, the more immune you will become.
It also depends on the quality of the weed and how you smoke it.
First timers don't want to be smoking a massive amount seeing as they aren't used to it and may not know what to expect.
Try googling for a more indepth answer.
This website seems to be popular ;]
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