Medical marijuana shops are getting very creative with their edible offerings.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Santa Cruz Labs, a medical marijuana product testing lab in California, posted a picture on their Instagram feed of a brand new creation: marijuana-infused beef jerky.
"I haven't tasted it yet, but I'd love to get a sample," Ian Rice Santa Cruz Labs co-founder and sales director, captioned the picture.
The jerky is made by a Santa Cruz-based company called Badfish Extracts, according to Marijuana.com.
The California-based labs are currently undergoing cannabinoid tests to determine "how potent the jerky is," by understanding "exactly what it's made of and determine which ailments it will best help. "
In the past year, there have been several unique additions to medical dispensaries across the country. Institutions have presented everything from medicated Nutella and chunky peanut butter with weed in it to medicated Cake Pops.
Earlier this year, retailers in Colorado began baking, injecting, spraying and infusing marijuana into foods, such as brownies, candies, cookies, granola bars, olive oil, chocolate truffles and spaghetti sauce.
USA Today reported marijuana sales became legal in Colorado on Jan. 1 and several residents agreed that eating a cookie or sucking on candy is more "convenient and discreet than smoking."
"People want an alternative to smoking," Joe Hodas, chief marketing officer of Denver-based infused-food maker Dixie Elixirs and Edibles, told USA Today. "While one person enjoys a soda, another might enjoy chocolates."
Hodas' company offers edibles treats like mints and candies, as well as marijuana-infused sodas in flavors like sparkling peach.
Hapa Sushi, a high chain Colorado restaurant, recently offered a tasting menu that helped customers find the perfect blend of a marijuana-infused gourmet meal. The activity was a celebration of Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana.
