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As American consumers reduce alcohol consumption, cannabinoid infused beverage is becoming mainstream product option for adult. The innovation in the category includes different cannabinoid types, flavor profiles and packaging types. However, it is not widely established to agree on the basic stability testing protocol to estimate the true shelf life of cannabinoid beverage. Also, due to the natural degradation of most cannabinoids, this type of beverage has its own technical challenges in terms of remaining potency stability. It requires its own testing protocol to ensure stable potency to build consumer trust. This guide can be used for testing labs to guide their testing protocols when evaluating the shelf life of cannabinoid beverages. It can also guide beverage brands to prepare for the stability testing in terms of sample number, budget and timeline. It can also help beverage distributors, retailers and regulators to regulate the industry by requesting this type of information for each SKU and select good products from the competition brands. Eventually, consumers may also be interested in those data to help them make best decisions and build trust in this category.