Two of the biggest Michigan companies in marijuana and craft beer have formed a business partnership to bring pot-infused edibles and beverages to the Michigan marketplace.

Green Peak Innovations, a Windsor Township company that has grow operations, processing facilities and dispensaries in Michigan, and Short’s Brewing Company, a brewer in Bellaire, are teaming up to produce a line of beer-flavored edibles and cannabis-infused beverages.

But don’t expect a double whammy buzz from the products.

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It’s illegal in Michigan to infuse alcoholic beverages with cannabis, so the beverages will mimic the taste of Short’s beers, which range from Juicy Brut to Bellaire Brown.

"We're announcing today that we're partnering with the popular Short’s beer brand, one of the top regional brands in the United States. These guys are true beverage artists," said Jeff Radway, CEO of Green Peak during the Cannabis Capital Conference, sponsored by the financial news website Benzinga in Detroit on Thursday. “Our partnership with Short’s involves creating marijuana-infused products that mimic the taste of the popular Short’s beers for people who enjoy them, but without the alcohol."

Some of the first products from the new partnership will be gummies that taste like popular brands Soft Parade and vape pens that taste like Huma Lupa Licious.

Short’s will also develop a line of cannabis-infused beverages including a cold-brew coffee, sparkling waters and “mocktail” tonics, teas and lemonades.

“THC and cannabis products have been part of our innovation development discussions for years,” said Joe Short, president of Short’s Brewing. “We’re stoked to be working with the team at Green Peak so we can bring some of our next level products and concepts to the market.”

If Michigan’s law changes, the companies also want to work on infusing Short’s existing beer with cannabis. But it could be a tough sell in the Michigan Legislature to repeal the law that was passed in 2018. The bill prohibiting marijuana from being infused in alcoholic beverages passed on votes of 35-1 in the state Senate and 101-4 in the House of Representatives.

Colorado is the only state that allows for marijuana-infused beer, but it’s only a nonalcoholic version made by the inventor of the popular Blue Moon beer.

The two companies said Thursday that they expect both the edibles and beverages to be available by the end of the year.

Contact Kathleen Gray: 313-223-4430, kgray99@freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal.