Pot Appetit by Ed Murrieta: Cannabis. Food. Culture.Travel.

Pot Pantry

Easily, expertly and effectively infuse home cooking and baking using off-the-shelf cannabis edibles and ingredients

Jan 11, 2021 • Ed Murrieta

Food Story Pitch: Appropriating Beef Wellington, Assimilating the World

My immigrant dad’s Mexican Wellington -- carne asada, chiles and cheese in puff pastry -- taught me about diversity and not being afraid of change or…

Jan 7, 2021 • Ed Murrieta

December 2020

Make Most of Making Tamales in Time of COVID Quarantine

2020 is the year to make cannabis-infused tamales.

Dec 9, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

November 2020

Curb Your Racism: Drive-Up Cannabis Sales Are Taxed, Essential and Multiracial Today

Eighty-one years before COVID legitimized curbside commerce, California newspapers reported on illegal sales to “marijuana addicts in the Negro section…

Nov 21, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

Let's Be Blunt: Today's Best Cigar-Style Joints Are All-Flower and Tobacco-Free

Premium pre-rolls wrapped in hemp appeal to non-nicotine smokers

Nov 13, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

Read Rolling Stone, Pass the Roach Clip

Hand-crafted by the man who would later become the magazine's art director, the pot paraphernalia was peddled as a must-have for Rolling Stone readers.

Nov 9, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

October 2020

John Lennon Loved Drugs Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

The rock legend used many legal and illegal substances, producing music, mischief and myths under the influence.

Oct 24, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

September 2020

Cheech and Chong Do San Francisco

Pot culture icons will open their first dispensary in the City by the Bay

Sep 2, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

August 2020

Elite Breeder Sherbinskis Buzzes Vegan Gelato Without Any Pot

There’s no THC, CBD or dairy in these frozen desserts inspired by designer breeder’s famously fruity flowers.

Aug 15, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

April 2020

2020 420 Goes Virtual — and Charitable — as S.F. Mayor Warns Stoners to Stay Away

With public gatherings cancelled by COVID pandemic, cannabis holiday will stream live online, and raise funds for first responders and event industry…

Apr 15, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

January 2020

Best Management Practices for Cannabis Farming and Building Community and Tourism

Ed's note: I wrote this for a cannabis farmers' organization in Santa Barbara County. I've redacted the names of the group, its co-founders and their…

Jan 12, 2020 • Ed Murrieta

October 2019

Bottoms Up to Pot Drinkables?

Infused beverages crafted like cocktails, beer, wine and sparkling elixirs want to shake and stir how you consume cannabis socially.

Oct 4, 2019 • Ed Murrieta