interesting post. for me, its a great alternative to smoking. it didnt used to be, back in the day when i was 17-18, i'd go to parties with a big bag of pot and about eight beers, i'd drink about four beers and smoke all night. when i went to college was when drinking sort of took over....i still smoked a lot but drinking was just way more fun for me. and once i turned 21, i pretty much forgot about weed, mainly because alcohol was completely legal. but it can be troublesome. i realized i had a problem with boozin when i would go into work smelling to high heaven of booze, my frat buddies were worried about how much i drank.....and then it all came to a pinnacle when i spent (literally) a month wasted.
but yeah in general i like to drink. a lot.