I've smoked exactly one joint in my life. I don't think I got high at all and didn't enjoy the experience. But I'm curious to know what folks find enjoyable about it. Does it just chill you out? Does it make you feel like you don't have a care in the world? I don't think I'd ever try smoking one again but idk I'd maybe try edibles in a vegan brownie or something.
I hate to be this person, but if you're really curious then you should just dive in. Get a vape cart so you can control your intake, put on your favorite cartoon and make a day of it. The worst case scenario is that you have an unproductive and anxious afternoon!
But to answer your question, I smoke weed because it makes me happier. All of the bullshit that constantly drags me down sort of melts away as I think about my place in the collective consciousness and open myself up to new perspectives. One time I legit just gently picked up a live cockroach with my fingers and set it outside - I would never have thought to do that sober. On the other side of the same coin, it offers near unlimited escapism, and that can be dangerous in itself.
A nice side effect is that it makes me more compassionate and less quick to anger. When I started getting high around my family, they all commented on how much more agreeable I had become. I'm bipolar and I had an emotionally turbulent childhood, and after years of trying different medications and routines, weed has been the most beneficial thing for smoothing out those mood swings.