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Vanessa Lavorato

Guest Expert First appears: Ep. 261

Cannabis chef, cookbook author, and TV personality. Starred in three seasons of Vice's Bong Appetite (two dinner party seasons plus a cookoff season with B-Real). Italian-American who grew up cooking from age three with her grandmother. Started making cannabis edibles at UC Berkeley around 2010 when given 100 grams of Blue Dream bubble hash. Author of a cannabis cookbook focused on micro-dosing and enjoyable experiences. Advocates understanding individual metabolism differences for proper edible dosing.

" Eight grams into a dozen cookies is a little too much. Maybe a lot too much because the walls were melting. "

" I can't even guarantee you'll get high, let alone how high you'll get, because everybody's metabolism is so different. "