cannabis cookbook

{{Short description|Cookbook for preparing cannabis edibles}}

A cannabis cookbook is a cookbook for preparing cannabis edibles, often in the form of a baking guide. According to The New York Times, baking recipes are popular because "[THC] dosing is easier to control in batter-based dishes or chocolate".{{cite news|title=Pot Pie, Redefined? Chefs Start to Experiment With Cannabis|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 28, 2014|author=Kim Severson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/29/us/pot-pie-redefined-chefs-start-to-experiment-with-cannabis.html}} Such cookbooks existed prior to United States legalization; The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book published in 1954, for instance, or The Marijuana Chef Cookbook published in 2001 under the pseudonym S.T. Oner,{{cite news|publisher=Detroit Free Press|title=SOMERSET STORE PULLS MARIJUANA COOKBOOK|author=Oleck, Cecilia|date=December 3, 2005|page=A3}}{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Rory Carroll|title=Marijuana stores ready to serve up legal highs as Colorado makes history|date=January 1, 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/01/colorado-marijuana-stores-legalisation}} but became more commonplace after California and other states legalized in the 2010s.{{cite news|title=6 cannabis cookbooks with recipes from basic to gourmet |author=Amy Scattergood|date=November 16, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-co-cannabis-cookbooks-20181116-story.html}}{{cite news|title=Cannabis cuisine rises in wake of legalizations|publisher=Associated Press|via=Washington Times|date=August 29, 2014|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/29/cannabis-cuisine-rises-in-wake-of-legalizations}} Notable chefs like Laurie Wolf and Jasmine Shimoda have created or contributed to cannabis cookbooks.{{citation|title=Brownies or Blunts, Marijuana Experimentation Is On|author=Rebecca Rupp|date=March 15, 2016|work=National Geographic|url=http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/15/brownies-or-blunts-marijuana-experimentation-is-on/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401151359/http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/15/brownies-or-blunts-marijuana-experimentation-is-on/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2016}}{{cite book|title=Bong Appétit: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Weed|publisher=Ten Speed Press|year=2018|isbn=978-0399580116}}