Is it better to kick back with a beer or try some edibles containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the ingredient in cannabis that gives you a "high")? Science has some, but not all, of the answers.

According to the World Health Organization , alcohol use negatively affects your body regardless of quantity or type. ( You might be drinking too much if this happens to you .) But that doesn't necessarily mean you'd be better off with a THC product; after all, cannabis remains a federally illegal drug despite THC-infused products being widely available. Plus, THC hasn't been well-researched (cannabis is a Schedule I controlled substance, causing ethical research roadblocks), so its health pros and cons aren't that well-documented.

As drug and alcohol expert Carol Boyd explained to CNN ,

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