Interesting thread. Skimmed it all. Some of the CBD and CBN gummies help with sleep but no big high for me. Edibles are highly individualized…one gummie might put someone under, while some can eat a whole pack and not feel it (like me). Some brands work better than others, which makes me think cannabis edibles will never be standardized. Too many variables. Smoking flowers is still my preference. And did you know there’s now strains that suppress the munchies? (look it up)
Started smoking dope in HS, at 15, living in a SoCal coastal town. I stopped cold turkey the day I graduated HS because I realized I couldn’t control it and get out of Dodge. In college I refrained until I realized I could control it and it had social advantages. 
Started baking brownies again in a student coop and it became a thing. I can call a dozen people and start laughing about it. Graduated college and stopped again…well into my 40s. Then I was working about 70 hours a week, FT job, healthy side gig….and then a bunch of high stress stuff happened beyond my control….and I sparked up again and I really do think it kept me sane and reduced stress. Then I took care of my father in old age….and cannabis help get me through it.
Regarding whole weed edibles, treat it like acid is my experience until you tried it a few times. Plan on staying some place familiar for 8 or more hours, no driving, amongst friends, etc. Lots of fun. I think I baked my first batch of special brownies at 16…because the word on the street is you waste nothing. A weed cake was the only time I ever saw a cake “fall”….but still ate it.
In any case, craziest thing are the prices. Before recreational legalization, easy to drop $200-400 on a good ounce. Now you can get a good ounce with THC%, CBD%, etc….for $50 bucks and tax.
Still very few cannabis restaurants. I’m thinking liability and it takes a bit of time to get stoned….and then you stick around to eat? Smoking lounges are just now getting legalized but the thing is, after a couple of hits of decent weed, are you going to hang around and smoke more? I think there might be one or two in the Bay Area. In any case, I don’t see lounges taking off. I think cannabis smoking areas for restaurants or cafes make more sense.
And now it’s a bit past 4:20….time to go.
