CANNAConsumer Magazine August 2017 | Page 181

Sports-Themed

Cannabis Dispensary

Sets Sights On

Polk St.

Wash Inn Cleaners at 2464 Polk St.

has been shuttered since late 2015,

but the storefront has remained vacant ever since, leaving neighbors to wonder what type of business might move in.

Hoodline has learned that House of Cannabis, a proposed medical cannabis dispensary (MCD), hopes to take over the space. In materials submitted to neighborhood organizations in the Polk Street corridor that were obtained by Hoodline, House of Cannabis describes itself as a "medical marijuana collective set in a modern, accessible, sleek and sports-like environment."

­­Click to Continue Reading

NEWS & INSIGHTS 181

How Chefs Make Edibles that Actually Taste Delicious

More states are legalizing recreational marijuana and as a result, real pastry chefs are getting into the edibles game.

As state legislators become increasingly accepting of legal marijuana for recreational use, an industry catering to people who like to eat their weed has quickly grown. Selections of THC-laced chocolates, gummy bears and Rice Krispies treats are de rigeur at emporiums in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and, as of July 1, Nevada.

There is a common problem with most edibles out there though: They don’t taste very good. But people make allowances when the end-goal is getting high. Acres Cannabis in Las Vegas aims to up the edibles game in the newest legal market for pot. The goal there is to create edibles that transcend the acceptable low-bar standard and live up to what you get at a top restaurant on the Vegas Strip. — ­­Click to Continue Reading