Nevada’s first cannabis-infused spices hit dispensary shelves Revolutionary New Product Allows Consumer to Make Anything an Edible Imagine for a moment that you can make your breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack a gourmet infused experience, with no special skills required and without having to break out the magic butter machine or guess at the amount of cannabis you are consuming. Two Nevada companies have teamed up to make this a reality: cannabis extracts and edibles brand OMG THC partnered with spices and sauces company Soul
D’licious Seasoning to create a game changing edible for Nevada patients and consumers in the form of cannabis-infused seasoning blends. “Virtually all of the edibles in the Nevada market are sweet; our spices are savory,” noted OMG THC COO Stephanie Magurno. “They allow patients and consumers to make anything an edible – steak, baked potatoes, roasted vegetables, sliced fruit, burgers, pasta – the possibilities are endless! This also addresses another challenge that edibles consumers face: eating one dose of a product that tastes really good and wanting more of it. In this case, you get to eat the entire burrito or bowl of soup you make – not just one bite. You can cook
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with them or just add them in to something already made. Unlike most edibles on the market, they will not melt in the Vegas heat, so that is a bonus as well!” The Soul D’licious Infused spices blend launched at Nevada Wellness Center in late December with two varieties: 100mg THC Vegetable Seasoning and 100mg THC All Purpose Chipotle Fire Rub. According to Benjamin Bey, owner of Soul D’licious, four additional varieties will soon be available. These include Lemon Pepper Garlic (100mg THC), Blackened Rosemary (100mg THC), a 1:1 All Purpose blend (100mg THC and 100mg CBD), and a 500mg THC Medical All Purpose Blend. Because THC starts to convert to other cannabinoids at 365 degrees Fahrenheit, the product makers recommend adding the spices at the end of the cooking process or cooking it at 375 degrees or less (as the food itself will not reach that high a temperature). This means cooking on medium heat on a stove or 375 degrees for an oven or grill. “Boiling water never gets hotter than about 212 degrees Fahrenheit so if you are cooking a soup or water-base product, you are safe at any temperature you set the stove on,” added Magurno. “However, it is not recommended to throw the spices into hot oil in a pan on the stove – they should be added after the food is added or at the end of the frying process to get the seasoning evenly coating the food you are making.” Each packet comes with ten individually bagged servings. The seasonings are infused with distillate, which means the
product allows the spices to take center stage with no cannabis taste or aftertaste. “In other states where there are infused seasonings, they generally add kief to the mix and hope the flavor of the spices overpowers the cannabis taste,” noted Magurno. Health-conscious consumers, people who love to cook or love to eat, diabetics, and those looking for a discreet way to consume cannabis will love this new product line. The spices are completely homogenized, which means that they are also perfect for microdosing. Each serving is approximately ¾ of a tsp – if consumers use ¼ tsp then they get 3.3mg of THC instead of the full 10mg. “We are proud to have partnered with Soul D’licious Seasoning to bring this product to life,” Magurno emphasized, “not only because they have been making delicious spice blends for fifteen years in Las Vegas, but also because it is a wholly minorityowned and operated company. People of color have largely been left out of cannabis business license ownership in our state, so this partnership is innovative in that regard as well as the nature and quality of the product itself.” The collaboration between the two companies led to another first in Nevada: the first cannabis radio show in the state. Co-hosted by Bey and Magurno, the show discusses cannabis science, has fascinating guest interviews, and provides listeners “nugs of knowledge” about the plant and the many ways to consume it. With more than 30 episodes to date, the show airs at 7:30am on KUNV 91.5 FM. The duo posts a podcast version with the full guest interviews (which are condensed for radio play) on the Soul D’licious Infused YouTube channel. For more information about the infused seasonings, where to find them, and the latest news on the product line, go to souldliciousinfused.com or omgthc.vegas.
