In Oakland, Juliana Carella runs a weed-edibles company, Auntie Dolores. It has for its tagline, 'a conscious approach to cannabis'. Inspired by the 'Bhang Lassi', a Cannabis-beverage in India, Carella puts a new twist to the Indian concoction, and voila, hello, Cannabis Smoothie.
Huffington Post gives how-to instructions: the first step is to grind the 2 oz of cannabis bud (leaves and flowers of female Cannabis plant). Mix together in a pan 2 cans of coconut milk with the ground cannabis and filtered water, let it simmer. When it has cooled down, get a muslin cloth and put the whole thing in it, then squeeze out the liquid. The next step: put 1 gram of this concoction into the mix of walnut butter, honey, cinnamon, cacao powder and half cup of medicated glazed pecans. Mix everything in a blender, and serve. The instructional video carries a warning 'the potency varies widely when cooking with cannabis.'
The amount of cannabis used is, of course, within legal limits.
'Bhang Lassi' is a favorite smoothie-like beverage in India, which is most popular during the festival of Hindu god, Shiva.
Auntie Dolores' cannabis-infused products would be the kind you would find in front of a television set. They have nuts, pretzels, popcorn, cookies and biscuits.Your favorite dog can even join in on the fun with Auntie Dolores' pet treats. All items are infused with a legit amount of cannabis using blended strains harvested from both Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa plants.
Their business started in 2008 in San Francisco, where the movement to legalize medical use of cannabis started.They stand on the precept of medical freedom, that each person has a right on how to heal his body.
Cannabis has already been legalized in some parts of the US for medicinal purposes. It can help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy by reducing their nausea and vomiting. Those with HIV or AIDS use cannabis as appetite enhancer. It also is beneficial in the treatment of chronic pain and muscles spasms.
Would drinking the smoothie get you high? Not necessarily, because of the controlled amount of cannabis. Auntie Dolores believes in healing, not abuse. But it would be good to try just for the heck of it
