When Chris Abbott thinks about cannabis going mainstream, he envisions places like bars and grocery stores adding cannabis- and hemp-related drinks to their menus.

"I think there's an incredible opportunity for drinks to really increase the awareness and mainstream acceptance of cannabis, because when people get together, they drink. That's how people socialize," Abbott tells Hemp Grower.

Abbott is the co-founder of The Pathfinder Hemp and Root (The Pathfinder or Hemp and Root), a fermented and distilled hemp-based, non-alcoholic spirit.

In September, Hemp and Root launched in Seattle, Wash., and has since made its way into some of the most popular bars in the city.

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