Jessica Kruger

Yeah, it can be, especially if you're using it daily and over-consuming.

We started seeing these cannabis beverages pop up in dispensaries, but also some bars.

Now, while that's still illegal in New York State, there are some places who have it.

And some of our friends started saying, you know, I want to quit drinking.

I don't feel like drinking anymore.

And started replacing alcohol with cannabis beverages.

And we thought this is the perfect example of some harm reduction.

And we want to study it and look further at how people are using it and why.

Well, cannabis beverages can range from about 5 milligrams THC to up to 20 milligrams.

We often see them in the 5 to 10 milligram range of THC, and they usually have some CBD.

Now, the important part about that is THC can cause people to feel a little anxious, and that CBD has been known to

kind of take away a little bit of that anxiety.

And so we see these being available in the legal market and dispensaries, again, illegal at bars currently, but we hope to investigate that further to see if we can begin to influence some policy.

Now, you might think, well, you're out at a bar and you're drinking cannabis.

You're going to drive home high.

Well, we already know people are driving high and we know that people are driving under the influence.

So we need to better educate folks about this to reduce that harm.

But ultimately, this could be a way to reduce.

remove some of the effects of alcohol.

Now you're going to feel similar to what you would feel if you were smoking, but it takes longer for that duration to hit, right?