To Hell With Pot Brownies, Marijuana-Infused Wine Is Where It's At

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http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2011/10/to_hell_with_po.php

The days of pot brownies might be numbered. According to Gourmet Live, the cool thing to do with your weed these days is to infuse liquid extracts of cannabis into wine and beer. Personally, we had always been under the impression that it was best to add cannabis to items that had some sort of oil or butter in the mix, since THC is a fat-soluble compound and steeping in plain liquid is an inefficient way of maximizing the plant's effects. But apparently nothing tastes better than marijuana chicken broth with a nasturtium chiffonade!

The story notes that boutique brewers have been known to use cannabis tincture and plant matter to create THC-infused beer, and certain American producers make brews with denatured hemp seeds. They claim that it adds a toasty flavor to the beer, but really, everyone knows hemp is just a marketing ploy to lure in the hippies. But now producers are making digestif-esque, Fernet-style wines amped up with weed, ranging "in style and intensity as broadly as 'normal' wines and winemakers do." Cannabis cocktails like the bloody Maryjane have even come into play, thanks to the use of cannabis tinctures. Looks like pharmacology might be the new mixology.

[wilt the stilt]

1. is that like bong water? n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. ewww.

:puke:

[tama]

8. LOL nt

[Edweird]

3. I don't do wine or beer.

[Atman]

4. I have friends who've been infusing it in vodka.

Never tried it personally. Booze and pot together tend to be a bit too much for me.

[tama]

9. Me too

Booze and pot together takes some practice, granted. But beer and a spliff is a nice combo, and no hangover.

[RevStPatrick]

5. I miss Brownie Mary...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_Mary

Although, I must admit that "marijuana chicken broth with a nasturtium chiffonade" sounds pretty tasty! Washed down with a Bloody Maryjane...

[RandiFan1290]

6. They have E-Doobies now

IVapor or Trippy Stick

http://hailmaryjane.com/bong-of-the-day-ivapor-trippy-stick/

[NYC_SKP]

7. I quit cannibis products years ago when I realized they just made me stupid.

Powerful shit that it had become and maybe a change in my own body chemistry, it just stopped being fun and made me feel goofy, stupid, paranoid.

It was fun, I guess, while it lasted, when I was younger, but that was then and now it seems there's serious work to be done with a life.

For people who need it to cope with medical needs, more power to them and I hope the wine makes it easier to ingest.

:patriot:

[Atman]

10. Maybe you were stupid in the first place, and weed just made you realize it.

Just sayin'.

Just kidding, too.

:hi:

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[NYC_SKP]

15. I KNOW! Don't think that didn't cross my mind as I typed that out....

:hi:

[geardaddy]

11. Cannabis is related to hops

The hop is part of the family Cannabaceae, which also includes the genera Cannabis (hemp), and Celtis (hackberries).

[yella_dawg]

12. I don't know about that...

I don't know about beer and wine, but a tincture made with good imported Mezcal is not only shockingly tasty, but will pretty much fix a lazy Saturday afternoon for you.

[dana_b]

13. blech

I have decided that I just don't like the taste of marijuana or more specifically foods/tincture where it has been infused. My daughter got some of the canna butter (nasty!), we've tried the brownies, etc. and it just is bad tasting to me. I'll stick with doing it the old fashioned way.

[Dreamer Tatum]

14. Great idea - would make driving while stoned less common. nt