Kush in the Kitchen: What to Know When Cooking With Cannabis

Pat Newton has been experimenting with cannabis-infused cooking for more than 15 years. The Toronto-based chef and founder of cannabis company Munchy Brothers has made avocado toast, mojito cocktails, cricket brownies, and an entire Thanksgiving turkey — all with added buzz. When he feels like a high in the morning, his go-to ‘wake-and-bake’ staple is scrambled eggs made with weed-infused butter, sometimes called “cannabutter.” Since cannabinoids (the compounds of a cannabis plant) are fat-soluble, butter…