Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? That’s easy: This year, Jews can swap out the fruit jelly slices for weed gummies.
Tokin’ Chews, the latest venture from the people behind Jewish cannabis brand Tokin’ Jew, just released fruit-flavored edibles in time for Passover. According to their website, these THC- and CBD-infused gummies are “the first and only certified Kosher for Passover (Chametz and Kitniyot) by Mehadrin under the Rabbinical watch of Rabbi David Golowinski.” For any skeptics out there, the company also has a digitized version of their kosher certification available to view on their website.
As most other kinds of edibles are made with hametz or non-kosher products, this means that, perhaps for the first time ever, Jews of all observances can get extra chai at seder. “For many, cannabis is medicine or a way to relax and connect, but observant Jews have been left without kosher options,” Tokin’ Jew co-founder Ben Kraim explained. “This is more than just a product launch — it’s about making sure Jews who keep kosher and follow strict halacha have the same access as everyone else.”
These gummies also add new and seasonally-appropriate flavors to Tokin’ Chews already robust edible menu. One of the flavors, Seder Citrus, is blood orange flavored and a nod to the plague of Egypt, which turned the Nile River to blood. The other, Four Cups, is grape flavored for the traditional four cups of wine consumed at seder. Each pack comes with 10 gummies, which are each infused with 15 mg of THC and 5 mg of CBD.
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Even though these gummies might be the first-ever kosher for Passover edibles, they aren’t the first weed-infused Jewish treat. In 2017, legendary Jewish chef Joan Nathan made matzah balls infused with marijuana, a different kind of bitter herb, for Viceland. And in 2016, Jewish chef JeffThe420Chef rose to prominence for his own “cannabis cuisine,” featuring recipes for “Potzo Ball Soup,” as well as cannabis-laced challah, gefilte fish, bourekas, hamantaschen and more.
So however you choose to celebrate Passover this year, just remember to do so responsibly. Dayenu!
