23 January 2020
7 February 2020 Last updated at 00:12 GMT
The legal cannabis market in the US is booming and edibles - food that contains cannabis - are becoming increasingly popular.
The country's first cannabis cafe recently opened in Los Angeles, although cannabis-infused food cannot currently be made on site.
Andrea Drummer is the co-founder and one of the nation's leading cannabis chefs.
But she started out life as an anti-drugs counsellor.
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