The 38 flavors Klein has already created–which include toasted marshmallow, piña colada, strawberry cheesecake, cinnamon, mango, and spicy licorice–are in a whole new ballpark when compared to the greasy and often chalky-tasting gelatin-based medicated sweets sold over the years at dispensaries, largely due to the Jelly Belly’s decades of work in the candy business.
Speaking to Cannabis Aficionado, the Los Angeles-based candy inventor explained that the idea of infusing his tiny jelly beans with the medicinal properties of cannabis is simply an idea whose time has come–and his gourmet candies are the perfect medium for CBD doses.
“The jelly bean is perfect for the proper dosage [of CBD]… we are putting 10 ml in each [bean]. If people want a small dose, they eat one. If they want 20 ml, they can eat two… They can decide what their proper dosage is.”
It should come as no surprise that his company, Spectrum Confections, has already sold out the first batch of CBD-infused jelly beans. A quick glance at the company’s online storefront shows that all of their products have completely sold out.
But the company plans on offering a wide range of flavors and varieties for all types of consumers, including sugar-free jelly beans and sweet and sour varieties. Their patent-pending recipe even includes fruit juice.
Sounding like a real-life Willy Wonka, Klein noted that “our mango tastes more like mango than mango does.”
For the time being, however, the candies will only focus on containing CBD–jelly beans containing tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, are not yet in the works.
