From California to Canada: Where Chef Matt Has Cooked and What He Learned

Cannabis rules change at every border. What's allowed, how products are tested, how they're labeled, and what customers expect can look completely different from one market to the next. Chef Matt Stockard has worked through those differences firsthand, operating in California, New Jersey, New York, and Canada.

California: Where the Standard Was Set

California is one of the largest and most competitive cannabis markets in the world. Customers here have seen everything, and they know the difference between a novelty edible and a well-made one. It's also home base: Ganja Eats operates out of Long Beach, where Chef Matt develops and makes the products today.

New Jersey: A Fast-Growing Market

New Jersey's adult-use market is newer and moving fast. Operating there means keeping up with evolving rules and introducing many customers to quality edibles for the first time — which makes clear dosing and education essential.

New York: High Expectations, Big Audience

New York customers expect quality and aren't shy about saying so. A diverse, food-savvy audience rewards products that taste like real food — exactly what a chef-built approach delivers.

Canada: A National, Federally Regulated Market

Canada legalized cannabis nationally, with federal rules on how edibles are made, packaged, and labeled. Working in that environment reinforces discipline around consistency, documentation, and precise dosing.

What Four Markets Taught Chef Matt

• Consistency travels. A product has to deliver the same experience no matter where it's sold.
• Dosing must be exact. Different regulators, same expectation: the label must be accurate. That's a big reason Chef Matt builds with nano-emulsified THC.
• Flavor wins everywhere. Customers in every market come back for products that taste great.
• Compliance is part of the craft. Following the rules is part of doing the job right.

The Chef Behind It All

Chef Matt brings a professional chef's foundation to every market — an ACF Certified Chef with years of overseas kitchen experience and the title of Cannabis Chef of the Year at WeedCon.

Four markets, one standard. Shop the Chef Matt lineup, made in Long Beach, CA.

Ganja Eats products contain hemp-derived Delta-9 THC and are intended for adults 21+. Start low, go slow, and do not drive or operate machinery after consuming.