(Note from Erin: We were recently featured on the front of the Sacramento Bee, not once, but twice, in fact, in reference to our work with #CanPan. Although we didn’t win and Senator Pan won reelection we are thankful they called attention to our work. )
When the general manager at R15 in Sacramento, Joel York, saw L.A. restaurant Gracias Madre use hemp CBD oil in cocktails, he thought it might be a fun feature to bring to his bar. So, he created “Kronic Aid,” a “boozy strawberry lemonade made from an infusion of pineapple, vodka, hop flowers and the non-intoxicating marijuana extract with a taste similar to skunky olive oil.”1
And around October 18th, bartenders started mixing and selling the drinks for $10. They were so novel for Sacramento, that the drink itself was going to be the subject of an article in The Sacramento Bee. Everyone loved it.
However, once The Bee called the Sacramento Police Department for comment, an officer from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stopped by R15 and made the manager on duty pull the infusion off the shelf. You see, the ABC forbids licensed alcohol sellers from mixing CBD oil into drinks or food. Why? It might be dangerous.
That’s right. The same stuff that you can buy off the internet that study upon study shows it perfectly safe, might be dangerous. No, it didn’t matter that people could buy it from Sacramento’s Natural Foods Co-Op’s wellness section. It didn’t matter that you don’t need a prescription to buy it, either. No, you don’t even need to show proof of age to buy it, but it might not be safe.
“Until the FDA rules that industrial hemp-derived CBD oil and CBD products can be used as a food or California makes a determination that they are safe to use for human and animal consumption, CBD products are not an approved food, food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement.
ABC licensees may not manufacture, produce, or sell CBD or CBD products, or any products that contain CBD. It does not matter if the CBD comes from industrial hemp or from cannabis. This also includes nonalcoholic beverage products and edibles.”2
York is disappointed but being the true craftsman that he is, he just plans to come up with something else for his customers.
To date, somehow, hemp remains federally illegal. But a DEA spokesman told Indianapolis TV station WTHR in November that they won’t go after CBD users and urged the state not to, either.3
Well, at least there’s that.
Would you try a CBD oil infused cocktail?
What about CBD infused food? I did some research and everyone is using the miracle oil by adding it to olive or coconut oil, candy, smoothies, honestly- they are adding it to just about anything. Check out the video below:
Erin Elizabeth is a long time activist with a passion for the healing arts, working in that arena for a quarter century. Her site, not even six years old cracked the top natural health sites within the first year of its inception. She is an author, public speaker, and has recently done some TV and film programs for some of her original work which have attracted international media coverage. Erin was the recipient of the Doctors Who Rock Truth in Journalism award for 2017. You can get Erin’s free e-book here and also watch a short documentary on how she overcame vaccine injuries, Lyme disease, significant weight gain, and more. Follow Erin on Telegram, Twitter, and her other social media platforms.
