Chicago chef to make cannabis-infused edibles for medical marijuana patients

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Prominent Chicago chef Mindy Segal announced Tuesday she plans to create a line of cannabis-infused edible products for medical marijuana patients.

Segal, the owner of HotChocolate restaurant in Bucktown, has agreed to make a line of products for Cresco Labs, which plans to operate three cultivation centers in Illinois, according to an announcement by the company. Cresco maintains Segal is the first James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef to endorse products for the cannabis industry.

Her first products will include a line of chocolate brittle bars, granola bites, a chocolate drink intended to be served warm, and a ready-made mix with do-it-yourself instructions.

The edibles should be ready by late February with accurate dosages, according to Cresco.

 

"We've all heard the expression, 'It tastes like medicine,' but there's no reason it has to," Segal said in the news release. "With my recipes and Cresco's technology, we're developing this...

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