THE EDIBLES ISSUE
Hanna Walker labels freshly made Hashade.
Red Run Cannabis
LEAFMAGAZINES.COM
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They say that necessity is the mother of inventions. When it comes to the invention of Red Run Cannabis’ signature drink, Hashade, it was equal parts necessity and sheer power of will. Hashade creator Ryan Walker gives us the inside scoop on the drink’s tasty origins. We know you grew up in Homer — was that a big factor in developing Hashade? I
definitely think it was! [Prior to legalization] I had a property with an acre, which gave me the space to process oil before legalization without being detected. I had people bringing me 55-gallon trash bags full of trim all the way from Fairbanks. I literally had thousands of pounds of trim just piling up all over my property, and I was making so much oil that I didn’t know what to do with all of it. So, I started experimenting with putting it in moonshine and different kinds of edibles.
DEC. 2021
So, the precursor to Hashade was actually infused moonshine? Yeah.
Actually, I was watching the news one day and somebody – in like Tennessee or somewhere down in the Lower 48 – got busted with a semi-truck load of Cannabis infused lemonade. The light bulb was kind of going on in my head. I was like, ‘Why would they want so much lemonade like that and who would risk transporting that much product? Like what's going on here?’
Did you ever think you might one day be selling legal truckloads of your own infused lemonade?
Yes, and no. When I started experimenting with lemonade, I was taking samples with me everywhere – like, even Town Hall meetings. People were just going crazy for it! You were bringing product samples to Town Hall meetings? Oh, yeah! And even Bureau meetings
when talks about legalization started. It was pretty funny because I would show up just absolutely blitzed out of mind. My crew and I were probably the highest group on the planet.
