Knowledge Share Description

Cannabis and its history is a complicated yet incomplete puzzle—this ancient plant has traveled the globe, but knowledge of the plant itself and how it moved from culture to culture has been distorted by colonial perspectives and the erasure of Indigenous and Black voices. In this knowledge share, Mennlay will walk you through the steps of cannabis infusion and share her research on the understudied history of cannabis in Africa and Latin America. A chance for us to reconnect to this ancient plant and the power of plant magic.

Join Mennlay to learn how to infuse and celebrate the historical ties of cannabis and cuisine. Become a master at cannabis infusions with butters and oils while calculating proper dosages to make perfectly-dosed dishes from the African diaspora.

Knowledge Share Includes

• The connections between cannabis and foodways

• Learn three methods of cannabis infusions: sous vide, stove-top, and crock-pot.

• Infuse cannabis with fats (i.e., butter, milk, coconut oil, and shea) for edible and topical applications.

• Confidently calculate infusion dosages and what to do if you make a mistake

• Understand your body's perfect dose of cannabis

• Learn helpful techniques to support your body if you get too high on edible cannabis

• Get suggested readings and a brief lesson on cannabis' connection to Africa and Mexico.

Exchange

$35

$70 reparations ( If you have financial abundance, this is our pay-it-forward option to fund our scholarships and work redistributing resources to Black and Indigenous Land Projects)

For scholarships please email herbancura@gmail.com with subject Cannabis Infusions

Access

*ASR Captioning provided 

*Spanish interpretation available (Si requiere interpretacion por favor mande un email a herbancura@gmail.com)

Virtual Gathering

Zoom link will be sent out via email 1-2 days before knowledge share

1-4pm EST

Class will be recorded and available for 30 days.

Facilitator

Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey is a 15-year interdisciplinary cannabis professional, working in the legalized markets since 2005. She currently resides in Mexico City, where her work explores cannabis, foodways and the diasporic connections between Africa and Latin America. She is the co-founder of the hemp brand, Xula (@xulaherbs), the co-host of Broccoli Talk podcast (@broccoli_mag), and the founder of a benefit pop-up dinner, Cenas sin fronteras (@cenas_sin_fronteras)