Don’t rush into it also don’t put booze on a pedestal. Don’t put anything on a pedestal. Get rid of the pedestal.

Edibles have come a long way and some taste really really good but catching a buzz off of them is hit or miss. It’s a crapshoot. Sometimes they sneak up on you sometimes they never show up. Never do they show up on time. A bar near me has THC drinks which are a tasty alternative to alcohol but being of the delta variety they’re more for flavor and having something non-alcoholic to drink at a bar than they are for getting stoned to the bone. It’s a 21+ beverage so, again, don’t rush into it you’re not missing out on much.

I didn’t have any alcohol(save for a glass of champagne at home with my parents on Y2K but come on, it was the turn of the century it would have been wrong not to) until I turned 21 and it never sank it’s claws in. I’ve lived long enough now to see what alcohol does to people as the years of drinking add up. My SO’s brother has shaky hands in the morning until he gets a few beers in him. My SO collapsed in the kitchen last week. They blame it on the gummy we both ate equal parts of. It didn’t do shit for me and I suspect it was the drinking that led to fainting. That’s a whole different story about the dangers of drinking too much too often.

tl;dr wait until you’re old enough and enjoy the company of your friends without drugs or alcohol before the liquor starts calling the shots. It’ll be there down the road. All you need for a good time is good company.