Not too long ago, legalized recreational marijuana threatened to crash the beer industry's party.The former often "inspired" the latter, but a 2016 attempt by a Colorado brewery to bridge the divide with a CBD beer ran into regulatory trouble after its much-hyped debut. Colorado brewers are venturing into cannabis beverages, in part as a diversification strategy. And beer industry icons are joining marijuana companies as consultants, the most recent being Oskar Blues' founder Dale Katechis partnering with Veritas Fine Cannabis.