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FEATUREWednesday 27 December 2017
California preps for pot-infused
fare, from wine to tacos
In this Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, photo, Alex Howe, right, and Chip By JULIE WATSON The world’s largest legal tions in a state with the
Forsythe, co-founders of Rebel Coast, pause for photos with their Associated Press recreational marijuana largest immigrant popula-
cannabis-infused wine in Los Angeles. SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sau- market kicks off Monday in tion in the U.S.
vignon blanc boasts brassy, California, and the trend- “Now you see all kinds of
Associated Press citrus notes, but with one setting state is set to ig- cuisines,” said Cristina Espir-
whiff, it’s apparent this is nite the cannabis culinary itu of the 420 Foodie Club,
no normal Sonoma County scene. Chefs and investors which has promoted can-
wine. It’s infused with THC, have been teaming up to nabis food events in South-
the psychoactive ingredi- offer an eye-boggling array ern California that have
ent in marijuana that pro- of cannabis-infused food included everything from
vides the high. and beverages, weed- Mediterranean dishes to
Move over, pot brownies. pairing supper clubs and Filipino specialties. “There’s
other extravagant pot-to- going to be infused tacos,
523-0300 plate events in prepara- infused burritos. I think be-
tion for legalization come cause of the diversity and
Located in the Riu Antilles Resort (Formerly the Westin Resort) Jan. 1. Legal pot in states creativity in California, this
FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE CASINO FROM ALL like Oregon, Washington is going to explode.”
HIGCHARLISLE5A2ND5L-O7W7R7IS7E HOTELS AND TIMESHARES. and Colorado and Califor- But Espiritu worries regula-
FOR MORE INFORMATION nia’s longstanding medical tions could make certain
marijuana market already aspects of the culinary ex-
LIVE POKER spurred a cannabis-foodie perience accessible only
GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS movement with everything to the elite in places like
from olive oil to heirloom Beverly Hills.
1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 tomato bisques infused Kitchens for those mak-
$100 HIGH HAND BONUSES EVERY HOUR with the drug. ing edibles to sell must be
OVER $20,000 PER WEEK GIVEN OUT IN HIGH HAND BONUSES Cannabis-laced dinners licensed. And organizers
CRAPS with celebrity chefs at pri- must pay $5,000 a year
ONLY CASINO IN ARUBA TO OFFER 3, 4 & 5 TIME ODDS vate parties have flour- for a license to host up to
ished across Los Angeles, 10 events, and depending
SPORTSBOOK San Francisco and San Di- on the size, they may be
ego in recent years, but a required to hold them at a
LIVE SIMULCAST OF ALL MAJOR TRACKS medical marijuana card fairground. Cities can pose
THROUGHOBRED AND HARNESS was required to attend. additional fees and ban an
With that requirement event altogether.
gone, the edibles market is Regulations prohibit manu-
expected to boom, though facturers from producing
manufacturers face a host cannabis products for re-
of regulations, and doctors tail sale that include per-
fear the products could in- ishable items that could
crease emergency room pose a health risk, such as
visits and entice youth. dairy, seafood, fresh meat,
Marijuana industry analysts or food or beverages ap-
predict edibles for the rec- pealing to children. It’s still
reational marijuana market unclear if those rules would
will top $100 million in sales apply to a chef-hosted din-
in 2018. ner or cooking class that
“Californian’s culinary ex- people have paid for.
pertise is far more refined Edible products must be
from college kids making produced in serving sizes
pot brownies in a dorm,” with no more than 10 milli-
said John Kagia of Frontier grams of THC and no more
Data, a cannabis market than 100 milligrams of THC
research firm. for the total package.
Expect a slew of vegan and Drug policy expert and
gluten-free choices and Stanford Law School pro-
low-dose snacks from trail fessor Robert J. MacCoun
mixes to chocolates. And said the regulations are too
they may well be served at lax. Edibles already being
a gym or Pilates studio. sold in the medical mari-
“This is the dawn of the juana industry vary widely
Amsterdam-style cafe in in their potency, so people
the U.S.,” Kagia said. “We get more stoned than they
expect to see spaces that planned and can end up
are targeted to cannabis in emergency rooms.
consumers that capitalize The bright packages ap-
on the arts and entertain- peal to children, who often
ment offerings of California are too young to read warn-
and really create unique ing labels, MacCoun said.
and elevated experienc- He thinks edibles should be
es.” restricted to plain brown or
That includes ethnic op- white packaging.q
