Despite the Crackdowns, Marijuana Entrepreneurs Are Betting On "Edibles"
Virginia Maria Vidal started medicating with marijuana in 2003, after the birth of triplets left her with post-natal discomfort. She ran into trouble over the years, once being arrested, charged, and eventually acquitted of possessing 19 grams of pot. Even after obtaining a licence to use medical marijuana, the 45-year-old mother of six and caregiver to a grandparent with dementia found the smoke to be a nuisance and embarrassing. So she ground it into tea instead.
“It was a way to medicate without smell, without judgment, and in a way that you can medicate slowly,” says Ms. Vidal of Toronto. Last year she collaborated with her eldest son Ricardo to launch Mary’s Original Tea, an organically-sourced line of flavours such as peppermint and orange pekoe. Each packet is infused with 60 milligrams of THC – the active cannabinoid ingredient that can relieve pain or give a “high.” And they’re now...
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