Well, edibles not only give a delayed effect that can last longer, but they also feel much different. I personally am not a fan of edibles as they give me anxiety where inhalation doesn't. They feel more "intoxicating" in my experience. Others have pretty much nailed the difference between joints and blunts. Bowls (pipes) tend to waste less weed than joints and blunts and emit less smoke while not actively hitting it. Bongs have also been pretty accurately described by others, but a fat bong rip will knock you on your ass way more than the aforementioned three.
There are other methods as well. There's dry herb vapes which basically "cook" the flower, releasing the compounds as vapor than smoke. It's much less harsh on the lungs and protects some of the more delicate compounds responsible for flavor and the exact feel of different strains. Then there's concentrates, which have a bunch of different methods of inhalation - pens and dabs are the main ones, with dabs having many different means of inhalation. Pens are the easiest to control the dose of, you can take little hits for just a light buzz or rip the hell out of em to get blasted quick. They tend to wear off quicker. Dabs are the strongest. Not really for beginners.
I watched a gen alpha iPad kid play a Nintendo DS recently. He held it on his lap and only mashed his thumbs on all the controls, fingers splayed wide. Raged like hell at it. A piece of me died.