“Any level of drinking has some risk, and it increases with more drinking,” Christopher Kahler, Director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, previously told USA TODAY.

THC beverages make up a “fast-growing segment of the market that is being promoted as an alcohol alternative … because it’s a familiar route of consumption,” Jane Metrik, Ph.D., Professor at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, tells TODAY.com.

Mollie Monnig, Associate Professor at CAAS, spoke with the New York Times about the role of aging in the body's ability to process alcohol.