Basically, I'm pretty wary of the adverse effects of drugs and becoming dependent on them. I've never done any, including drinking etc. But I'm curious about edibles, since it seems like there's barely any downsides, besides the risk of the edible itself being too potent(?).
I'm a very occasional user.
First time I ever smoked I took like one pull and was feeling it inside a minute.
My first bong hit made me feel like I couldn't move for about 10 minutes and had the best high of my life after that. I had nachos and everything, that shit rocked.
First time I ever did an edible I was out cold after an hour (fun hour though) and woke up at 4am the next day, 10 hours after, and I was still feeling a small amount of buzz in my head. They hit hard.
When you smoke/vape you can stop if you're feeling it and don't want to go higher. If you have an edible, that's in your system and there's no going back.
In terms of easiness of dosage and how hard it hits my personal experience is smoke/vape -> bong -> edible. There's a reason "this edible ain't shit" is a meme. If you do do them, don't take anything else for a while either cos you can't tell if it's not working or if it's taking its time.
Work your way up to edibles, and don't plan on doing anything specific that day you do take them.
This isn't to say you can't have a good time using them, I certainly have, but know exactly what you're taking and work within that.