I'm roccin with NordVPN. Currently in Taiwan
Nord....check their history and the most recent shit. I wouldnt even think about using a VPN the dumped thousands and thousands of dollars into advertising with Google and Youtube.
If you choose to use a VPN know whats what about them and how to properly use them on all fronts. Forget that shit on a cell phone or using wifi. Learn about 5 eyes, 9 eyes, and 14 eyes treaties. Even that is a stretch. "We don't use logs!" How do you know they aren't actually logging you and havent told you or are paid to? Using a VPN wont do shit for you if you just dl some software from the company and go to town like you have free reign now. Hell I wouldn't even bother if using a windows machine or think about using an account that previously didn't use one at any point. You are trying to hide from data mining on a large scale you prob cant even fathom. We wont even get into the encryption side of it or which one they are using cause that's an even bigger rabbit hole. You would never do this from any location you frequent in the first place specially not your own interwebs.
If it makes you feel safe go for it. Can it be an extra layer of protection? Sure. Is it going to actually protect you? Truly doubtful. They are going to care at this point for stuff like these sites unless you are rocking 200+ lighters or the equivalent.
Do you want to feel better. In Denver proper it's estimated that out of all the grow warehouse a little under 50% are still total black market. They don't even have enough people to enforce that in 1 city and the MED (marijuana enforcement division) is a pretty big outfit.