act, named after 5-year-old haley cox whose parents pleaded for the bill when their daughter was having hundreds of seizures every day. georgia is the latest site tota approve marijuana. it is technically still illegal under united states law. businesses are looking to use the laws to their advantage, including the food industry. cnn s an in a cabrera has more. reporter: pot brown is and cannabis cookies? old school. new today. buttery goodness. baklava baked with cannabis butter, and mints, sodas and gourmet candy bars. this is the ridiculously sophisticated toasted rooster, a 70% cow dark chocolate coupled with papita and sea salt so it is truly a gourmet chocolate bar delivering quite the punch. reporter: marijuana edibles
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welcome back to the lead. our money lead slogan greed is good. so 80s. weed is good might sum up what s creating a new generation of multi-millionaires. marijuana moguls moved past pot brown is and other thd inspired recipes. some companies are going furtherer to make sure your everyday household products can take you to greater highs. reporter: pot brownies and cannabis cook jis old school. new today. buttery goodness. baklava baked with marijuana mints and thc infused sodas and gourmet candy bars. this is the ridiculously sophisticated toasted rooster which is a 70% cow, dark chocolate coupled with papita and sea salt. a gourmet mock clit bar deliverings quite the crunch. reporter: a multimillion
cannabinoids, we can break down what we want. reporter: they re in the business of making marijuana edibles. canyon cultivation uses hash oil to create hard candy, drops, breath strips and olive oils. is this your office? your kitchen? what do you call this place? so this is the lab. reporter: hers is one of dozens of budding edible businesses that are part of the estimated $1.5 billion marijuana industry which analysts say could quadruple in just a few years. we like our baklava here. reporter: she s busy baking up baklava, netting $3,000 a month. buttery goodness. reporter: here it s all about the canna butter, roasted for up to 24 hours. the result, a high-potency thc product that is baked into each treat. how many different items do you guys make? we have about 44 different products currently. reporter: in three years, the customer list has grown from
is this your kitchen? this is the lab. reporter: it s one of the budding businesses that s estimated to be part of the billion dollar industry, which analysts say could quadruple in a few years. we love our baklava here. reporter: it s a top seller netting $3,000 a month. buttery goodness. reporter: here it s all about the canna-butter, marijuana trimmings roasted in butter for up to 24 hours, the result a high potency thc product baked into each treat. how many different items do you make? we have about 44 different products currently. in three years, the customer list has grown from three dispensaries to 40. that s just for marijuana sales. what do you anticipate with recreational sale of marijuana? chaos, crazies in. reporter: yet state and local regulators are working to keep things under control. while marijuana edibles aren t