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THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR MENLO PARK, ATHERTON, PORTOLA VALLEY AND WOODSIDE MAY 10, 2017 | VOL. 52 NO. 36 WWW.ALMANACNEWS.COM Voters to decide Can Atherton use more public funds to build new civic center? 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With so many in the area. guests taking sips, talking and Kikoko, a Bay Area com- laughing about the novelty of pany that makes four kinds of attending a high tea party on a organic herbal tea infused with Saturday night, the noise level low-dose medical marijuana, increased over time. launched its products in April Co-founder Amanda Jones at a high tea party for a group of of Emerald Hills described Jen 60 or so people (mostly women) Chapin of Sausalito and her- in Menlo Park, and has another self as “sort of the least likely event coming up in Woodside people” to get involved in the on May 11. business. Medical marijuana is legal in Ms. Jones studied neuro- California and sales for recre- physiology in her native New ational use will be legal start- Zealand, worked for Vogue ing in 2018. New businesses magazine and was a travel are cropping up around the writer. After graduating from state in anticipation of the law Berkeley, Ms. Chapin worked in changing. tech, games and food industries The high tea events are not and is a life coach. your typical GNO (Girls Night Friends for decades, they are Photo by Kathleen Harrison Amanda Jones, left, and Jen Chapin are co-founders of a new medical marijuana tea company. Out) parties although most of both in their 50s and co-found- the guests did arrive at Glo- ed Cynthia’s Sisters to raise ria Webster’s money to put After Ms. Parker died in 2015, scientists. “We test everything woman did and regretted. One house driv- girls through Ms. Jones and Ms. Chapin con- about five times in the process,” sachet contains 10mg of THC ing late mod- Company launches law school in tinued her work to develop a Ms. Jones explained when she and 5mg of CBD. THC is the el SUVs and the Democrat- line of tasty, healthful organic gave a slide presentation that chemical compound found in wearing dress- herbal tea products ic Republic of teas made whenever possible was part history, part chemistry cannabis that makes you high, es and hats. infused with low-dose Congo. When from fresh herbs, which alone lesson, and part pitch “to edu- whereas CBD or cannabidiol is A few men their friend have “a lot of healing benefits,” cate a market and destigmatize” not psychoactive and may help (including medical marijuana at Jan Parker was Ms. Jones said. cannabis so people “realize it’s counteract inflammation. an attorney, Menlo Park event. diagnosed with The marijuana is grown by a medicine and alternative (to Tranquili-Tea is caffeine-free journalist and Stage 4 breast women in Mendocino and pro- pain, sleeping pills, etc.).” with chamomile, lemon myrtle breast cancer widower) were cancer and was using medical cessed in “cannabis-legal” Point She started with Positivi-Tea.