By Melissa Salazar
Medicinal Cannabis Chocolate “Ice” Bar (200mg) is a 3 time Cannabis Cup Champion. The “Ice” Chocolate Bar winner is just one from the impressive line of Bhang Edibles that has earned praise throughout the medicinal cannabis community. Among others, their Cherries & Cream Chocolate cannabis Bar (200mg) took 2nd Place at the Denver Cannabis Cup in 2014.
Beyond providing a deliciously, crowd pleasing, chocolate bar, Bhang maintains their reputation as an industry leader by remaining a patient-friendly company. Safety, quality and consistency, have always been the Bhang business model.
The integrity the company holds has set the industry standard for other edible producers. Bhang’s dedication to patient-forward innovation allows them to stay on top of the edible cannabis game.
The patient-friendly company gained their roots as chocolatiers here in Northern New Mexico. By 2006 they were established as reputable chocolatiers throughout popular retail outlets, including Whole Foods Market. Scott and Tim Van Rixel started their small chocolate and gelato business in Taos, NM.
With a growing business in the works, Scott and Tim moved the Taos based business to Albuquerque, NM allowing expansion of current production. With the two young entrepreneurs in a business mind set and with the passing of the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Act passing here in New Mexico, the brothers decided to revisit their prior vision of medicine infused chocolate with an intention of providing tasty, consistent medicine to the patient.
Scott then ventured to Southern California to learn more about the growing medicinal cannabis industry. By 2010, Bhang Chocolates was well established and emerged into the growing medicinal cannabis industry, launching award winning edible Chocolate bars in over 5 Cannabis Cups.
More than providing patients with High Quality Cacao Bean Chocolate Bars, the Van Rixel brothers demanded better industry standards for the patient. By utilizing food scientists to demand uniform dosages to each quality chocolate bar, Bhang Chocolates was recognized as a company with the patient in mind.
Bhang’s commitment to the patient has allowed global growth. The company is now expanding their ability to better alternative medicine by applying the integrity of Bhang Chocolates to a new line of CannaBidiol (CBD) compound products.
Bhang’s passion for innovation has led to a new line of CBD products about to hit the homeopathic market. Bhang’s new CBD product line is composed of the 99% pure CBD compared to the current industry standard of <30% on shelves. In the recent 2014 Denver Cup, their Pure CBD Powder Extract 99% won 1st Place.
The CBD spray took 1st place at the San Bernardino Cup in 2015. Bhang’s current line of CBD products includes, a 60mg Pure CBD Dark Chocolate Bar, a 25mg Pure CBD Dark Chocolate nugget, 150mg or 350mg CBD Fresh Mint Spray, and 80mg or 100mg Fresh Mint GAum 4 piece pack of chewing gum.
This new line is just an extension of the well rounded line of cannabis infused products already popular with patients.
More than chocolates, Bhang provides 100% Pure Cannabis Oil Vaporizer Cartridges and Disposable Vaporizer Pens containing All Natural Blends of Coconut Oil and CO2 Extracted Cannabis Oil (Sativa, Indica or hybrid available for both).
Kurple’s intentions to offer the most innovative, consistent, safe products and information for each patient recognizes Bhang’s commitment to the patient and is proud to have a globally-based company with their roots in New Mexico.
