I have some good memories from my drunken days, but a lot of forgotten times too. I made a lot of terrible choices and I am lucky to still be alive after some of them. I've never tried absinthe, but I was enamored by it when I saw the little green fairy in one of my favorite comedies of all-time EuroTrip.
I'm happy for you man, cannabis is a million times more beneficial to us than alcohol.