America\u2019s largest adult-use cannabis market will host its first legal event this weekend when High Times makes its inaugural trip to the state capital Sacramento for Cannabis Cup Central Valley. Following a 6-2 vote by the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday night, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control issued the state\u2019s first-ever cannabis event permit early Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The BCC announced the news on its Facebook page<\/a>,<\/u> noting: \u201cThis is the result of lots of hard work, collaboration and communication with local officials, Cal Expo and the event organizers. We\u2019re excited to be able to issue this historic first license and we look forward to issuing more temporary cannabis event licenses in the coming months!\u201d<\/p>\n\n Sacramento\u2019s municipal pot czar, Joe Devlin, said the cup is expected to generate over $200,000 tax revenue for the local government. He told the Sacramento Bee<\/a> that High Times had developed a \u201ccomprehensive security plan\u201d that was approved by the California Highway Patrol and had organized a rideshare program for those attending the festival.<\/p>\n Devlin also noted to the Sacramento Bee that High Times has a \u201cdistinguished track record of hosting safe, successful and compliant cannabis events.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Levin, CEO of High Times, echoed the positive sentiment. \u201cWe are excited that the city of Sacramento had the faith in High Times to be the first state legal cannabis event ever,\u201d Levin said, in a message to Cannabis Now, adding that his organization \u201cwelcomes the support of other municipalities looking for a best-in-class event operator.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the votes against the permit on Tuesday night came from Councilman Jeff Harris. Harris said he believed the issue of public consumption needed a bigger discussion before he could approve the event permit. Harris represents the district that includes the Cal Expo, which is Sacramento\u2019s county fairground and the venue for the High Times cup this weekend. Under California\u2019s new regulations, the only places in the state you can currently host a legal cannabis event are county fairgrounds and district agricultural associations.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re ready for this type of event in Sacramento,\u201d Harris told the council chambers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve never had a conversation about adult use in public,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a big conversation to have.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the reservations of Harris, fellow council member Jay Schenirer saw the potential for $200,000 in tax revenue as too good to pass up. Schenirer noted that, in a perfect world, the debates around this kind of event would have already happened in Sacramento, but he isn\u2019t expecting it for a while.<\/p>\n While this weekend\u2019s Cannabis Cup<\/a> isn\u2019t expected to be as large as High Times\u2019 annual events in SoCal and the San Francisco Bay Area, it should still be a great turnout. Sacramento County has a population of about 1.5 million people, so organizers are putting attendance estimates at around 15,000.<\/p>\n Last month, the city of San Bernardino, California voted to deny a temporary cannabis event license<\/a> for the High Times 420 SoCal Cannabis Cup. In the absence of a permit, the cup took place anyway \u2014 but without cannabis vendors or approved marijuana consumption \u2014 at the city\u2019s NOS Events Center.<\/p>\n The approval of a permit for this Sacramento event proves a victory for everyone trying to host major cannabis events in the near future.<\/p>\n TELL US<\/strong>, do you think the state should allow cannabis events with on-site consumption?<\/p>\n The post High Times Receives First California Legal Pot Event Permit<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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