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Khalid Al-Naser, co-founder of Santa Barbara County-based Raw Garden, had some specific ideas about the type of gummy he wanted to produce and sell for the extraction company’s first foray into the popular edibles category.

The Vision

Perhaps the inspiration came from his grandfather’s bakery, which made candies, though primarily chocolates.

Maybe it was his time spent as a cook.

Or perhaps, as a longtime cannabis consumer, the vision came from his first edibles experience eating homemade brownies like so many others.

At the time Al-Naser was a restless sleeper and the brownies helped him gain a solid eight hours of sleep for the first time in over three years.

Brownies led to other edibles such as cookies, but subpar raw ingredients and unknown potencies soured the experience.

The Formula

About a year ago the extraction and infused pre-roll brand began testing concepts, mixtures, flavors and form factors with the simple mission to make a quality food product.