I have a very slight clarification on your first point.
With edibles, you do avoid any of the possible pulmonary effects of smoking. There is one concern that I think is a bit greater with edibles, and that is driving. The fact is that with an inhaled product you can quickly recognize what the effects are and give yourself time to overcome those effects or get back to a safe place to be driving, but with edibles, it's possible that you would not realize that you haven't felt the full effects and potentially would get behind the wheel.