Demand grows for new ways to consume marijuana

Smoking is clearly the popular way to consume marijuana, as demonstrated by the thousands of pounds of marijuana flower legally sold each week. A growing number of consumers seek a more discreet and portable experience that companies continue to develop — anything from coffees to breath sprays to candies.

However, when a suspected marijuana-infused product becomes evidence in a crime, there is no valid way for state labs to test it, making it difficult prove that it's actually marijuana.

When marijuana becomes legal in Oregon, Washington stores may make a big push to sell marijuana-infused products, because they won't be available right away on the other side of the river. 

Adam Stites is the founder of Mirth Provisions, a company he started in Longview that makes three infused tonics available in nearly 100 stores across the state. 

"Our product is a niche within a niche," he said. 

Each drinkable tonic...

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