From a numbers standpoint, beer looks like it has little to stress over. Though U.S. marijuana sales have risen since 2012, estimates for 2016 are in the $4 billion range. By comparison, beer brings in around $100 billion each year. But the marijuana industry believes it potentially has an ace up its sleeve, pushing pot as a healthier and safer alternative to drinking. “If people are replacing some amount of alcohol with cannabis consumption, it is a net positive for public health,” Taylor West of the National Cannabis Industry Association told Quartz.

Read more: http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/drink/should-beer-be-worried-about-marijuana-cutting-its-sales