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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 11:56 AM Mar 2013

"My Life As A Professional Cannabis Baker"

Emily Fleischaker
BuzzFeed Staff



A 45-year-old professional cannabis baker based in Los Angeles talked to BuzzFeed about her job. She asked to remain anonymous.

I was pregnant when I left my last office job. I was chief of staff at a nonprofit tech organization, but I became disillusioned with that path, and after my daughter was born, I decided I would never to go back to a corporate environment. A friend of mine was baking edibles — that is, foods infused with marijuana — and had approached me a few times about getting involved.
I was reluctant because I knew that if I was going to do it, I had to go all out. I couldn't hide it from my family, and I didn't want to hide it from my family. I've been around marijuana and smoking for years, but I kept it private. I was going to step out of a closet in a way, and that was something I struggled with for a while. It took a little bit of courage. But my family was very supportive.

As soon as my daughter was old enough that I had a little more time, I started baking with marijuana, alongside my friend. At first, I would bake huge batches, but sometimes my cookies could sit around for weeks before they went anywhere. I knew I could develop a niche for myself by using fresh, quality ingredients (like freshly squeezed organic lemons from my mom's garden). Now I bake everything to order and deliver the goods fresh to a handful of medical marijuana clubs in my neighborhood.

For now, I sell only sweets. I have five cookies and bars: peanut butter oatmeal cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, lemon bars, brownies, and peanut butter brownies. The cakes are red velvet with cream cheese glaze cake, triple chocolate cake, carrot cake, lemon cake, and ginger cake. I just finalized a recipe for a Rice Krispie treat, and people love it, so I'll add that to the menu soon.

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"My Life As A Professional Cannabis Baker" (Original Post) n2doc Mar 2013 OP
Edibles forever! Thanks, dear! nt Bigmack Mar 2013 #1
Damn...I got drool all over the monitor.... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #2
I hung out with "Brownie Mary" a couple of times 20 or so years ago... RevStPatrick Mar 2013 #3
I use a blend of canola and olive and hemp seed oils kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #4
 

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)
3. I hung out with "Brownie Mary" a couple of times 20 or so years ago...
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 12:31 PM
Mar 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_Mary

We had the same pot dealer.
When she died a few years later, a coworker came to me and said "I have to show you this obituary. I have a feeling you are the only one in this place who will appreciate it..."

When I said that I had met her and eaten some of her cooking years before, my coworker was like "Of course. Of course you met her. I just knew I had to show this to you..."

I make the best chocloate-chocolate-chocolate chip kookies you've ever tasted.
And for my brownies, I use coconut oil.
Yummm!!!
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
4. I use a blend of canola and olive and hemp seed oils
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 01:40 PM
Mar 2013

to make my cannabis oil. And all I make with it is brownies - lots and LOTS of brownies, lol.

But I'm a good girl - just one brownie right before bed does the trick. I'm careful not to overindulge.

ETA - I cheat and use brownie mix. If I baked from scratch I'd use butter or coconut oil.

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