The cannabis edible market is booming in New York, despite the fact that the state has yet to issue licenses for recreational dispensaries. Here's how the THC-laden snacks are made, in both underground and biotech settings.
Yet as regulators seek to restrict the potency and types of edibles sold in licensed dispensaries, the broader market for ingestible cannabis is only getting more varied and innovative.
Today, he said he uses THC extracts that make dosing more precise. Gummies are easy: Just add a couple of drops of an alcohol-based THC tincture to each one and wait for them to dry. But his favorite edibles to make are THC oil-infused potato chips.Brooklyn-based cannabis confectioner More often than not, when a product’s potency doesn’t match the label, it is because it has less THC than what’s listed, not more, according to cannabis experts.
The processes for formulating, packaging and testing legal edibles have evolved a lot since then, but reliability issues still persist, according to Jessie Kater, senior vice president for innovation, research and development at Curaleaf. The multistate cannabis company currently has a medical license in New York and is positioned to enter the recreational market after it gets off the ground at the end of 2022.
This pitfall stems, in part, from cannabis not being legalized and regulated at the federal level. But even achieving accurate labeling does not necessarily ensure that consumers experience edibles in a consistent way because much of that depends on how cannabis is processed by a person’s body, Kater said. A high is highly individualized.Part of the uncertainty around edibles comes from the fact that they can sometimes take an hour or more to take effect,of how much more to take.
Some in the legal cannabis industry push back on the idea that they should only be able to sell a very limited scope of edible products, such as what’s currently permitted in New Jersey. It’s unclear how much of a public health threat unregulated edibles pose beyond potentially containing excessive or inaccurately labeled levels of THC.
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