Cannabis has long been used as an ingredient in food for users who wanted to get high but didn\u2019t want to smoke.<\/p>\n

In addition to the classic \u201cpot brownies,\u201d the mainstreaming of medical marijuana \u2014 now legal in 33 states and Washington, D.C.<\/a> \u2014 has given rise to a cottage industry of producing marijuana edibles.<\/p>\n

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Cookies<\/a><\/span>, gummies<\/a><\/span>, and hard candies infused with THC can be found for sale right alongside loose marijuana at dispensaries<\/a><\/span> where the drug is legal for medical use.<\/p>\n

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Cooking with Cannabis<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are dozens of professional chefs who are incorporating cannabis into the dishes they serve, including multi-course, fine-dining experiences.<\/p>\n

Mindy Segal<\/a>, who won the James Beard Foundation\u2019s Outstanding Pastry Chef Award in 2012, makes sophisticated cannabis candies.<\/p>\n

Michael Magallanes, who worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in the San Francisco area, cooks with hashish and sprinkles powdered cannabis on dishes during private gourmet dinners.<\/p>\n

The fortuitously named Stoner\u2019s Pizza Joint<\/a>, a small pizza chain based in South Carolina, hopes to incorporate CBD and eventually THC into its recipes as it rapidly expands in the next few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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