During the 2016 International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), taking place from October 8–11 in Las Vegas, the American Bakers Association will offer a session on “The Future of Wholesale Baking with Marijuana,” presented by Jesse Burns, director of marketing, Sweet Grass Kitchen, Denver, a wholesale baker centered on the marijuana baking market. They provide a variety of baked marijuana “edibles” to Colorado dispensaries. Learn how they navigated evolving laws and formulations to be pioneers in this new and quickly growing part of the baking industry. The session will take place on Saturday, October 8, from 9:45–10:45 am.
This segment of baking presents significant opportunities for growth in states where medical and recreational marijuana use is permitted. Colorado, Alaska, Washington and Oregon have decriminalized marijuana, offering both medical and recreational use. Hawaii, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island and Maine have passed laws permitting medical marijuana.