Vaporisors and edibles are odorless, and the price would surely come down if it was grown in commercial quantities.
Your personal opinion.
>secondly, you can do it indoors without everything smelling like weed,
Vaporizers diminish the smell to a point where it's almost unnoticeable, and edibles don't smell at all.
>thirdly, the mild depressant effect of one alcoholic beverage is way more pleasant than getting high
Again, your personal opinion.
>Not to mention the cost.
"The average price per gram, they found, was $6.81; the average joint was $3.50."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/science/how-much-weed-is-i...
I think for most people an entire joint by themselves is going to take care of them for the entire night (or longer if it's snuffed out and re-lit). How many beers or mixed drinks are you getting for $3.50?