The Flowr Corporation hired Canadian Chef Ryan Reed to develop signature edible cannabis products.
Chef Reed is a past winner of Iron Chef and Chopped and Victoria害羞草研究所檚 2011 Chef of the Year. He will collaborate closely with Flowr害羞草研究所檚 R&D Team to research and develop high-quality edibles.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 thrilled to join the Flowr Family. It害羞草研究所檚 an honour and a pleasure to join a company that is ride or die on technique, quality and innovation,害羞草研究所� said Chef Reed.
害羞草研究所淎 kitchen and a cultivation facility both require leaders with technical mastery to truly innovate. Tom Flow (Flowr害羞草研究所檚 Co-CEO) spent years mastering the craft of growing fine cannabis. Like Tom, I害羞草研究所檝e put in the time. I害羞草研究所檝e been a garde manger, a saucier, an entremetier as well as a head chef. Now I look forward to working with Tom and the team to bring gourmet, sophisticated edibles that are intended to cater to the needs of a premium customer to market,害羞草研究所� he added.
Like the brand害羞草研究所檚 existing product, it is Flowr害羞草研究所檚 intention to target the needs of a premium client with this new line. Flowr expects that customers will be able to purchase these unique, gourmet products once launched following the anticipated legalization of edibles and infused products in Q4 2019.
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害羞草研究所淭he hiring of Chef Reed complements Flowr害羞草研究所檚 already significant investment in research and development,害羞草研究所� said Tom Flow. 害羞草研究所淭his includes our dedicated, state-of-the-art cannabis R&D facility, a North American first, our exclusive partnership with Hawthorne Gardening Company, a subsidiary of The Scotts Company, a world leader in lawn and garden products, and the recent hiring of Deron Caplan, North America害羞草研究所檚 First Cannabis Cultivation Ph.D.,害羞草研究所� said Flow.
When Canada legalized cannabis last fall, it only allowed fresh or dried bud, oil, plants and seeds. Health Canada released its proposed regulations for edibles, extracts and topicals in December and asked for feedback.
The government plans to have regulations in place for those products no later than Oct. 17.
Proposed regulations include ensuring that a single serving would be limited to 10 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, and each serving must be individually wrapped.
The regulations also say the products must not be appealing to youth and the packages can害羞草研究所檛 advertise dessert or confectionery flavours. Edibles must also not encourage over-consumption and be shelf-stable, ruling out refrigeration.
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