Cannabis-infused menu at The Service 1921 Restaurant & Bar in Thailand

The Service 1921 Restaurant & Bar in Thailand is launching a new cannabis-infused menu in addition to its contemporary Northern Thai, Sichuan and Vietnamese offerings.

Cannabis leaves are highly nutritious and contain significant levels of essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin K, vitamin C, iron and calcium, as well as fiber to complement healthy dishes and drinks. When the leaves of the cannabis plant are fresh and raw, cannabinoids in the cannabis plant are found in their acid form rather than their “active” form, meaning guests will not feel dazed from eating or drinking raw cannabis leaves.

Signature dishes include Deep-Fried Sea Bass with Crispy Cannabis Leaves and a Cannabis Tamarind Sauce; Spicy Grilled Prawns with Traditional Thai Herbs and Cannabis; Braised Pork Spareribs with a Shiitake Mushroom and Cannabis Soup; Stir Fried Beef with Cannabis and Grilled River Prawns with a Spicy Lime-Cannabis Sauce.

The Thai Government recently decriminalized most parts of the marijuana plant and although the THC-rich flowers, buds and seeds remain off limits, other parts of the plant such as the leaves are legal for consumption.

The new menu also includes cannabis-based drinks such as the H.I.D. (Hemp in Distiller) with fresh cannabis leaves, monsoon jasmine tea, pandan leaf, dry orange and chamomile tea and the Genmaicha Hazelnut Latte featuring genmaicha tea, milk, hazelnut syrup, cannabis powder, cannabis leaf and chocolate cookies.  There is also the Cannabis Fizzy, which includes soda, apple nectar, pineapple juice, lime juice, cannabis syrup and is topped with cannabis leaf.

The Service 1921 Restaurant and Bar is the centerpiece of Anantara Chiang Mai Resort.  Opened in 1921 as the British Consulate, the house is celebrating its centennial this year. It was the former home of the consul’s family and included a courtroom, offices, servants’ quarters and stables for elephants.