I'd hate to say it since I used to be the biggest stoner, and even a moderator of this forum. But i prefer alcohol now. I've become somewhat of an alcoholic.
Yeah, alcohol can make you feel shit and hangover, but I have found white wine and OJ doesn't produce as much iof a hangover as say, red wine or spirits. It does suck having to drink so much to get desired effects at times, but just like smoking pot, part of the relaxation starts at pouring your drink (like chopping up your weed, packing the pipe etc..).. sitting down and sipping a drink with friends, or even just watching a movie or TV.
Alcohol doesn't really cause anxiety, but as soon as anxiety or paranoia comes into a cannabis trip, it stays around for no apparent reason, and weed is a lot more delusional, especially if you've had a history of mixing it with other drugs, that mind state just seems to build up and up and get worse. But it's not the paranoia, anxiety and delusions from weed that I quit (in fact when i quit weed, i had paranoia and anxiety for weeks as a withdrawl symptom), it's just because it makes you so dumb and slow, and really fucks your memory up.
I still love the smell of weed, but I don't find smoking social at all anymore. It's what I use if I need to get to sleep when I don't have alcohol, benzos or whatever. I enjoy the high for a few minutes then it all goes crappy.
I'm not just talking mentally dumb or anxious either, i'm talking about sickness. Now I smoke cigarettes (on and off) but now when I smoke weed, it makes me sick unless I have something to nibble on, or have some type of fizzy drink or OJ as well, and it makes my nose run like crazy.
So i quit weed ages ago and only use it every now and then, I actually prefer the come-down of weed more, when you can think straight enough, just relax and watch Conan or something, and drift of to instant sleep whenever you want.
Now I'll tell you all what I think beats weed, is GBL!

GBL ftw!