Edibles/Ingestibles:

One of the reasons why some people “veer away” from the medical marijuana option is that they don’t want to get into the habit of smoking something – anything.

Fortunately, there are other ways to enjoy the pot that you need to treat conditions like glaucoma, depression, and pain from chemotherapy. One delightful option is the edibles/ingestibles route. Today’s medical marijuana dispensaries have gone way beyond the simple (but effective) “pot brownie.” Today, you can find pomegranate tea, pecan chip cookies, granolabars, ice cream, and even olive oil with medically active cannabis. Note that these aren’t necessarily “swappable.” A pecan brownie designed to deliver a high to treat your depression may not be appropriate for someone who needs different kind of high.

As an LA Weekly blog post on the subject recently put it: “because such things have to be carefully considered, patients with doctors’ recommendations need the guidance of care givers at a marijuana dispensary.  [Each of the yummy edible/ingestible formulations], including “oral sprays, pills and tinctures …is made with a different strain of cannabis – sativa, indica and hybrid– which produce different effects and are beneficial to specific illnesses.”

The LA Weekly blog also notes that, believe or not, there is a restaurant in Denver called the Ganja Gourmet – a pot restaurant! The menu includes house pizza, tamales, hummus, spinach pie, bottled “ganjanade” and a plethora of delicious desserts, like giant chocolate bombs andstony road ice cream.

 

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