(Rebel Coast Winery's 2017 marijuana infused sauvignon blanc)
One view in the article:
"Californian's culinary expertise is far more refined from college kids making pot brownies in a dorm," said John Kagia of Frontier Data, a cannabis market research firm.
Another view:
Drug policy expert and Stanford Law School professor Robert J. MacCoun said the regulations are too lax. Edibles already being sold in the medical marijuana industry vary widely in their potency, so people get more stoned than they planned and can end up in emergency rooms.
"Everyone sees this as a kind of new gold rush in the way that it will make a lot of money, but I think we need to be more careful about how this rolls out," he said.
Infused, enhanced. Innocent little words that lead to addiction, incarceration. Refining marijuana to what is basically and addictive opioid was not the intended result of legalization.
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