2024-12-22T09:17:47-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150005103/from-architecture-to-marijuana-edibles-christine-smith-is-working-out-of-the-box Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-05-03T12:29:00-04:00 >2018-10-09T20:59:12-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/rz/rzwzepbokp5emfco.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In 2015, Oregon joined Colorado, Washington and Alaska in being one of a handful of states to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Along for the ride was Christine Smith, founder of <a href="https://www.gronchocolate.com/" target="_blank">Gr&ouml;n</a>, a cannabis-infused fair trade chocolate company.</p> <p>For this installment of <a href="http://archinect.com/features/tag/1149/working-out-of-the-box" target="_blank">Working out of the Box</a>, our series on architects with alternative career paths, we talk with the architect-turned-weed-chocolatier about her transition into the burgeoning marijuana industry and how her architectural prowess allowed her to sail right through the growing (no pun intended!) industry.</p>