By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:55 GMT, 6 February 2019 | Updated: 18:55 GMT, 6 February 2019
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The effects of ingesting marijuana are markedly different than consuming alcohol; while you might feel tipsy shortly after downing a drink, an edible can take well over an hour to peak.
It's a fact many people have learned the hard way, and inherently sets tighter limitations on how much can be consumed at a given time without it becoming a negative experience.
But, as legalization sweeps the United States, this a gap that more and more beverage companies are hoping to bridge.
California-based Two Roots Brewing Co has launched what's said to be the world's first 'CannaCrafted' beer, boasting just a 10-minute onset time with effects that will last roughly an hour and a half – much like alcohol.
It's expected that cannabis-infused beverages will become a $600 million industry by 2022, according to Bloomberg. But, solving the issue of onset time is critical in making sessionable cannabis beverages work. Stock image
Alcohol damages the brain more than cannabis, research suggested in February 2017.
Unlike booze, marijuana does not affect the size or integrity of white or grey matter in the brain, even after years of exposure, a study found.
Grey matter enables the brain to function, while white controls communication between nerve clusters.
Study author Professor Kent Hutchison, from the University of Colorado Boulder, said: 'While marijuana
