Just a few years ago, the idea of being able to walk into a major music festival at Golden Gate Park and purchase legal cannabis was but a pipe dream. This year, however, Outside Lands’ signature cannabis attraction is back and better than ever.
Grass Lands, now in itsfourth year, is where festivalgoers canpurchase products, learn more about the plant and even munch on a tasty grilled cheese (courtesy of San Francisco’s Total Meltdown and other local eateries). It’s as close to a stoner’s paradise as you’ll get in the Bay Area.
Those age 21 and older looking to buy cannabis — from flower and pre-rolls to edibles or concentrates — have several options at this weekend’s three-day outdoor event, which continues with Jack Harlow, Kali Uchis andGreen Dayon Saturday, Aug. 6, before closing out with headliner Post Malone on Sunday, Aug. 7.
The magazine and cannabis brand High Times, for instance, is sponsoring an on-site dispensary with distinct farmers’ market vibes. Featuring a cornucopia of wax fruit and vegetables, the marijuana for sale is, by contrast, very real. By law, customers are permitted to purchase only a limited amount of cannabis products per booth each day. In the case of the High Times farmers’ market, patrons can buy a maximum of 7 grams of cannabis flower and 2 grams of concentrate.
Other notable features at this year’s Grass Lands are two consumption spots, which include an area that invites attendees to paint part of a communal mural, a bodega simply dubbed the Mart sponsored by Stiiizy, and a fully furnished — and complimentary — joint rolling bar sponsored by paper titans Zig-Zag.
Meanwhile, at a nearby booth, longtime San Francisco dispensary Vapor Room is holding it down for social equity cannabis operators.
“You can support local, equity, LGBTQ+ brands,” said Vapor Room founder Martin Olive. “Supporting craft cannabis supports small farmers, and that, in turn, supports the heart of cannabis in general.”
Offering a menu that exclusively features local brands with equity licenses, those shopping Vapor Room’s menu can choose from budget-conscious options like a $5 joint or top of the line picks like a three-pack of pre-rolls from Humboldt County’s female-run Moon Made Farms.
“This has been an intentional effort — over three years — with Grass Lands, as well as an over two-year effort with Embarc Events and the Equity Trade Certification program, to push the limitations and barriers to what an inclusive and community-reflective environment can look like,” said Ramon Garcia, co-founder of the Bay Area-based Original Equity Group.
For the politically-minded, the area also features a booth run by Sam D’Arcangelo, director of Headcount’s Cannabis Voter Project, designed to register those invested in cannabis issues to vote ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
“We’re able to do this right now because people went out and voted,” D’Arcangelo said of legislation that passed in 2016, making recreational marijuana legal in California. “If you’re one of those people who think voting doesn’t change anything or doesn’t matter, this year’s Grass Lands would not have even been possible like 10 years ago.”
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