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Tue Dec 26, 2017, 01:13 PM Dec 2017

California gets ready to ignite cannabis culinary-arts scene

Source: Associated Press

California gets ready to ignite cannabis culinary-arts scene

By JULIE WATSON
34 minutes ago

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sauvignon blanc boasts brassy, citrus notes, but with one whiff, it’s apparent this is no normal Sonoma County wine. It’s infused with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that provides the high.

Move over, pot brownies. The world’s largest legal recreational marijuana market kicks off Monday in California, and the trendsetting state is set to ignite the cannabis culinary scene.

Chefs and investors have been teaming up to offer an eye-boggling array of cannabis-infused food and beverages, weed-pairing supper clubs and other extravagant pot-to-plate events in preparation for legalization come Jan. 1.

Legal pot in states like Oregon, Washington and Colorado and California’s longstanding medical marijuana market already spurred a cannabis-foodie movement with everything from olive oil to heirloom tomato bisques infused with the drug.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/ce8e71c16f124f55a1876ab075bf5635/California-gets-ready-to-ignite-cannabis-culinary-arts-scene
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