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California winery to produce alcohol-free, marijuana-infused wine

• https://newatlas.com, Rich Haridy

For many who aren't keen on smoking the stuff there is a growing catalog of different forms of edibles and novel new ways to get THC into your system. The latest innovation comes from a Californian winery that has created the world's first alcohol-free, marijuana-infused Sauvignon Blanc.

From January 2018, marijuana will be legal for recreational use in California, but there are restrictions. Marijuana cannot be combined with alcohol in the same product (or sold at the same venue). With marijuana being infused into everything from chocolate to gummy bears, it seems like wine would be a logical next step, but this regulation makes things a little more difficult for winemakers than it would be otherwise.

Founders of Rebel Coast Winery in Sonoma, Chip Forsythe and Alex Howe, set out to make a marijuana-infused wine thinking it would be simple to just make the wine, remove the alcohol and then infuse it with marijuana.

"Turns out it's way harder than it sounds, and there are no books or classes to take because no one has ever done it before," explain the duo.


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