An entire sector of the market that was formerly limited to only licensed marijuana dispensaries for approved medical patients, in other words, is set to potentially expand more publicly into things like bakeries that sell cannabis-infused goodies; corner coffee shops that serve joints alongside lattes; and even restaurants that serve meals containing a much different kind of hash.

Having already been coined the "green rush," the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in Colorado is generating a boom among entrepreneurs looking to cash in on the misunderstood plant, which bears a multitude of medicinal and therapeutic properties. Chef Scott Durrah, for instance, a former marine, marijuana advocate, and Denver restaurant owner, is already featuring marijuana as an ingredient in many of his and his wife's award-winning dishes and food products.