‘Wanna Grab a Marijuana Tea After Work?’

As pot laws liberalize, cannabis capitalists eye opportunities for business—and to upend stereotypes. But can white-collar workers handle it, man?

Jill Amen always wanted to be a barista. She has also always loved cannabis, growing little saplings at home ever since she was a teen. On a visit to Amsterdam a few years ago, she noticed that the “coffeeshops” there are really just pubs for pot smoking.

“And I thought, wouldn’t it be great if there was a coffee shop for coffee?!”

She means marijuana-infused coffee, natch.

Her product, Jane’s Brew, officially launched in January at Hempcon, a cannabis showcase, where it won two first-place awards. It’s now in 100 dispensaries in California, and it moved into Nevada last month.

Amen, along with Ben-David Sheppard, her co-founder, showed off their pot-infused potables at a party in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Sheppard, who lives in Maryland, says he’s considering bringing Jane’s...

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