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Hangover-Proof Beer Infused with THC and CBDs? Cheers

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As far as I can understand, this is more or less just orally consumable marijuana ('edibles') in liquid form. I'm sure it could still be enjoyed by plenty, but as anyone remotely familiar with the two could tell you alcohol and THC/CBD have hugely different psychoactive effects, especially at higher doses.

aka alcohol + thc = the spins not a fun combination and you're not fun on it.

The beer discussed in this article is nonalcoholic.

I know just making clear why for people wondering "why not both?"

beer: an alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops.

This isn't beer (:

Definitely does not meet the Bavarian purity law.

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To those interested, cannabis-infused beer has figured in the homebrew community for decades. The botanical and constituent similarity of hops and cannabis makes it a reasonable choice for those who enjoy oral consumption. It’s also quite interesting to see commercial breweries start moving in that direction. Personally, I think cannabis is safer on its own, but people will do as they please.

Another attempt to provide "hangover-proof" drinks with a similar effect: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/09/2...

THC gives me a nasty hangover anyway.

now by no means am i in any way against weed, in fact im a regular recreational user but im not entirely sure i fully agree with this stuff considering the status, if im not wrong its legal for medical use not recreational, say i have a headache, can i pop to the chemist for a can of paracetemol infused iced tea? anti histamine ice cream? no, because medicine is supposed to be functional not fun. id pobably even be fine with it for places where it is fully legal for recreational purposes

or maybe im just bitter because itll never be legalized here

It’s been legal for recreational purposes in California since January 1st

> ... medicine is supposed to be functional not fun.

If I'm sleepy, I may drink a delicious, rich, hot coffee. The caffeine "medicine" in the coffee is certainly functional, and I greatly enjoy everything about the coffee. Sometimes I might even get a little boisterous while drinking coffees at the cafe in the company of good friends.

Food and medicine can be whatever a person wants, no need to pigeonhole each.

You can have both functional and fun. Dealing with cancer is a medication, but without a smile, you are pretty much only living on the medicational path.

TL;DR: They're all non-alcoholic. Which isn't bad, but by that definition water is hangover-proof too.

Yep, that’s not bad and I think non alcoholic beer like drinks is a great idea (I am not a big fan of anything else than beer, hot tea and water; tea and water on workdays tends to get boring).

But non-alcoholic beer and calling it anti-hangover is just not very interesting at all. There are 1000s of alcohol free or low alcohol beers which do not give you a hangover (ofcourse, if you drink insane amounts of anything you will get ill), so why is this interesting?

Gives buzz like alcohol does - for whatever reason you might enjoy, but does not contain alcohol.

Lots of people drink as a social lubricant. Some people just don't want to drink alcohol, like myself, but miss out on those aspects of life. It's interesting because there's movement in a direction that allows for more options?

It also looks like they are trying to make it not as intoxicating as most MJ products tend to be, which can be overstimulating and overwhelming, so yea, I mean, how is this different than the stages of craftsmanship that's gone into literal millenia of producing alcoholic products?

So you read the last sentence of what I wrote, after the comma? Like I said; I like the options, I just find calling a non alcohol beverage ‘hangover-proof’ a bit weird advertisement. Besides that i’m all for it.

Well, on the interwebs I tend to be pretty literal, as well as fairly selective when it comes to parsing statements from human persons. I read the statement "why is this interesting" and found reason to answer that question.

Honestly I assume calling it 'hangover proof' is a bit of a marketing, eyeball grab gimmick. I don't think you can deny it's efficacy!

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