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![Image: Christina House via LATimes.com](/images/ChocolatesMadeWithCannabisImageChristinaHouseViaLATimesDotCom.jpg)
The first time cannabis chocolatier Vanessa Lavorato tried a marijuana-infused edible, it was on 4/20, the national cannabis-culture holiday, and she was at a celebratory gathering in Santa Cruz.
![Image: Monica Lo via AdWeek.com](/images/PotEntrepreneurMonicaLoImageViaAdWeekDotCom.jpg)
For freelance art director Monica Lo, weed isn't just a cure for creative woes, it's also her burgeoning part-time business.
![Image: Nina Menconi via LAWeekly.com](/images/ActorPerryAnzilottiWithPerrywinklesProductsImageNinaMenconiViaLAWeeklyDotCom.jpg)
By the time his acting career had slowed, Perry Anzilotti had already learned how to extract THC from cannabis so that it could be used for cooking.
![File image: Associated Press](/images/PotEdiblesGrowingKitchenBoulderAPphoto.jpg)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Marijuana edibles will be legally available to buy in medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon Thursday, June 2.
![Image: Melanie Metz, Broadly](/images/JaimieLewisFounderMountainMedicineImageMelanieMetzBroadlyDotViceDotCom.jpg)
Jaime Lewis, the founder of Mountain Medicine, blends her culinary expertise with her knowledge of weed in order to make edibles that don't taste like crap. We talked to the chef-turned-weed-chef about cooking with cannabis and the industry's future.