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How Daily High Club Built The Premiere Marijuana Subscription Box

Brendan Bures
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How Daily High Club Built The Premiere Marijuana Subscription Box

If you know where to look, you can still locate the inception of Daily High Club on the internet. Harrison Baum, the founder of DHC, had what he claims was a high idea—to start the Dollar Shave Club of smoking supplies. So he posted the idea on Reddit to gauge response from the r/trees community, a popular subreddit with more than a million subscribers.

“Enjoy your riches bro, because this is a million dollar idea!” the top comment reads.

Fast forward to two years later and Daily High Club has emerged as one of the premiere subscription boxes for cannabis enthusiasts. With high-profile collaborations with comedian Tommy Chong and the rapper Riff Raff, the company boasts more than 500,000 subscribers across its social media platforms and claims status as the world’s largest smoking subscription box service. You might expect Baum to be blow away by the success, but he’s not.

“I had envisioned this from the very beginning. I saw that there was a huge opportunity in the industry—and no one else is doing a good job at it,” Baum wrote over email. “I had doubts along the way, of course. There were times where I would be so encouraged, and there were moments where I would wonder if all the time and investment was worth it. To see the company where it is at right now is really a dream come true.”

The DHC founder believes that what separates their company from other potentially similar subscription boxes is their knowledge of the culture and their custom glass. They’ve got “awesome pieces shaped like beer bottles, tanks, a honey bear, apples, and lots more.”

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But what really separates DHC is their promotional approach. Using a very social media-forward strategy, DHC marketed itself by building audiences on popular platforms like Instagram and YouTube. Because marijuana companies can’t participate in traditional advertising, DHC used influencers like Casey Neistat and Tommy Chong to promote his company. You can search YouTube for the latest DHC subscription box and find several reviews from popular cannabis vloggers and enthusiasts.

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“After we got our initial boost from Reddit, we turned to YouTube to generate grassroots buzz around the brand,” Baum wrote. “YouTube is great because it gives you a direct line to a vlogger’s audience. We were able to gauge their video comments to get feedback and know where to grow and improve.”

DHC breaks down their subscriptions into three categories: all-natural, connoisseur, and El Primo. All-natural goes for $1 per month (plus $2 for S+H) will include your old-school products like rolling papers and hemp wick. Connoisseur is a more curated experience at $12/month, featuring 7-9 products with higher-quality natural products plus stuff like pre-rolled cones, filter tips, and lighters. But the best deal is the El Primo box at $30/month which incudes a featured glass piece tied to the month’s theme, plus various swag and smoking essentials.

Baum thinks he can explain why subscription boxes like Daily High Club and others have taken off in the way they have.

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“People love surprises and the thrill of discovering new things! In our industry, there are new products coming out every day. It can be dizzying,” he writes. “We live and breathe this stuff, and are confident we can curate every box with cool things people haven’t seen before. Also, people don’t want to go to shops anymore. Especially in the smoking industry, there’s a lot of confusion when you go in-store, and the stigma.”

Baum wouldn’t reveal any upcoming collaborations, though hinted the June subscription box will be exciting. Based on the past boxes and the growing popularity of their platform, it seems DHC has firmly established its niche within the growing cannabis marketplace. And like the rest of the industry, they won’t be going away anytime soon.

10 Types of Marijuana To Make You More Optimistic

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10 Types of Marijuana To Make You More Optimistic

Ask the budtenders at your local dispensary which products have the strains listed and then pick how you want to put it into your body.

Optimism is a thing that make life sweet, and it filters into every other aspect of our existence. Because sometimes it’s hard to remember this, we’ve compiled a list of 10 types of marijuana that will give you a more optimistic perspective and have you remembering why life is so great in the first place.

RELATED: A Guide For Talking To Your Teens About Marijuana

Know that there are multiple ways to consume marijuana, you can eat or drink it, rub it into your skin, vape, smoke and much more. Ask the budtenders at your local dispensary which products have the strains listed and then pick how you want to put it into your body. Here are 10 types of marijuana to make you more optimistic.

 

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Lamb’s Bread

Also known as Lamb’s Breath (ew), this sativa strain gives huge amounts of energy and positive introspection, allowing you to chill out and feel the stress slip away. This strain is popular amongst people who suffer from depression and rumour has it that even Bob Marley was a fan of it.

Alien Sour Apple

This type of marijuana gets its name from its sweet and sour flavor, which is similar to that of a Granny Smith green apple. It will leave you feeling energized, with a positive and bright euphoria.

RELATED: 8 Ways to Enjoy Marijuana Without Smoking It

Light Of Jah

This marijuana hybrid is sativa dominant and, as such, affects your creativity and uplifts your positive mood. Light Of Jah’s flavor is the perfect mix between fruity and spicy.

Alpha Cow

This strain smells incredible, like a perfect mix of blueberry and sweet toffee. This sativa blend gives you a calming high that leaves you with mellow cerebral sensations that’ll make you feel uplifted and happy.

Cinex

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Mixing strong flavors like sweet citrus and earthiness, this strain clears your head and brightens your mood, perfect for stimulating your creativity and giving you a super positive mindset. It’s also popular amongst patients that suffer from pain and depression.

PCV OG

This strain allows you to focus on your work or whatever it is you’re doing without any haziness, allowing you to be productive, brightening your mood and keeping your brain in top form.

NY Cheese

This smelly strain is great for consuming during the day time, giving you a spark of energy that will have you feeling creative, social and just flat out amazing.

Papa’s OG

This type of marijuana gives you positive cerebral effects while also relaxing your body, offering you the best of both worlds whenever you’re looking for some time to relax.

Blue Wreck

Contrary to its name, this strain gives you a positive attitude for your day while at the same time maintaining an active and clear head.

Mission Kush

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RELATED: Herbal Bliss: 10 Perfect Moments To Smoke Marijuana

This type of marijuana is perfect for long conversations, mood elevations and productivity. Whenever you’re feeling like you’re not in your best mood, Mission Kush is there to right that wrong.

Meghan Markle Says These 5 Books Changed Her Life

Amy Hansen
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Meghan Markle Says These 5 Books Changed Her Life

She’s still Meghan Markle, at least until May 19, when she weds Prince Harry and gets to inherit a nice royal title (likely Duchess of Sussex). And right now, she would like you to know about something which has fed her soul for many years. Meghan Markle says these 5 books changed her life.

Well, actually, she wanted you to know about these books in 2016, when she wrote about them for her now defunct blog The Tig. But because nothing truly dies on the internet, someone saved her entries only to unearth this gem of literary advice as she gets ready to embark on the next chapter of her life (see what we did there?).

The Motivation Manifesto

This book aims to help you squash that self-doubt and liver your life like Beyoncé. Says Markle:

Even on my most Sasha Fierce days there’s a mean little voice in there going, “Hmmm…I’m not sure if you can, or should, or if you’re good enough to.” Time to tell that little thief of joy to get outta your head. This book is a must-have for waking up your inner badass, and being the very best version of yourself.

Meghan Markle has self-doubt? We’re doubtful.

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The Four Agreements

Markle says her mom gave her this book when she was just 13-years-old  and to this day she still reads it to remind herself how to simplify her life, saying, “Don’t Make Assumptions gets me every time.”

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The Little Prince

Markle says she’s been obsessed with this book for a long time, saying that “Even if I don’t revisit the entire existential text (masked as a children’s book), the chapter of The Little Fox unearths a truth in me that is always worth the check-in.”

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Who Moved My Cheese?

Assigned to her by a professor at Northwestern University, the book is about self-empowerment and a “motivational bent that I apply to decision making in my life to this very day. It’s an invaluable quick read.”

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The Tao of Pooh

Markle swears you’ll revisit this quick read time and time again for “its refreshing perspective on how to move in the world.” And as she puts it, “Aspects of Taoism told through the characters of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ – I mean, does it get better?”

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Meghan Markle says these 5 books changed her life, maybe then can change yours.

Worry About This Movie Scene With Harry And Meghan

Maria Loreto
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Worry About This Movie Scene With Harry And Meghan

You’d think that Kensington Palace wouldn’t have time to worry over things that don’t directly relate to the royal wedding, but you’d be wrong. According to Menhaj Huda, director of the upcoming Lifetime movie Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance, Queen Elizabeth’s press office is very concerned with the movie’s sex scene, which was teased in the trailer.

Huda spoke to Vanity Fair, and said that he knows of this information because his wife’s best friend has been dating the press secretary of the palace. Which sounds very legit.

RELATED: Meghan Markle’s Brother Trashes Her In Letter To Prince Harry

Producers and writers of the movie have also said that the royal house is overtly invested in the film, stating that it’s silly for them to worry about the contents of it because “people have sex,” and that’s okay. Scarlett Lacey, co-screenwriter of the movie, said that Kensington Palace is “definitely aware of the film.”

Lacey knows a bit about royals, being the daughter of Robert Lacey, who is the official historical adviser of Netflix’s “The Crown” and is also a biographer of Queen Elizabeth. She claims that she admires the royal couple and that the writers wanted to be really truthful regarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s story.

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We used our imaginations in places, but there was so much available, from Meghan’s own words. There were so many things we knew to be true, if not in words, then in spirit.”

Lacey was a writer and story editor for “The Royals”, the E! Entertainment show about the fictitious British royal family. Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance will air Sunday, May 13.

NJ Gov Finally Reveals If He’s Smoked Marijuana

Brendan Bures
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NJ Gov Finally Reveals If He’s Smoked Marijuana

Throughout the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Phil Murphy reiterated his pro-cannabis legalization stance as a platform issue. His staunch support of recreational marijuana caused some to question if Murphy had ever lit up himself. Now, the NJ Gov finally reveals if he’s smoke marijuana.

Murphy successfully avoided the question throughout the election season and had remained elusive even when he become the New Jersey governor. But now it seems he’s willing to put the question to bed for good. He took to Twitter last week to reveal what many had been wondering.

“Here’s the deal: I’ve tried marijuana literally once or twice many years ago, and I don’t have any desire to partake again,” Murphy tweeted. “But this effort isn’t about me—this is about social justice.”

He added: “There are 24,000 marijuana-related arrests each year in NJ, with black residents arrested at three times the rate of white residents. NJ has the largest black-white incarceration gap in the nation—that’s shameful, and legalizing marijuana is critical to reducing that disparity.”

Murphy’s tweets were in response to a similar question he faced the day prior when reporters had inquired, yet again, about his personal relationship to marijuana, to which his response was, yet again, obtuse.

“If this were [the] legalizing of scotch or Irish whiskey, I would not need any advice. I’d know exactly what to do,” he told reporters. “I’ve never been a marijuana guy. This is for social justice, overwhelmingly. And that has to be our driving reason.”

Though Murphy said he would strongly push legalizing recreational marijuana in his first 100 days, legislative leaders in his own party haven’t been so eager. However, New Jersey is still among the top choice among analysts to legalize marijuana this year.

Revagination: How Your Vagina Can Be Reimagined

Sara Somerset
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Revagination: How Your Vagina Can Be Reimagined

Many women in various stages of life — from post-pubescent to post-partum and perimenopausal — may feel insecure about what they have going on down below. Votiva vaginal rejuvenation, or “revagination”, will give your sex life a confident boost. Vaginas already have their own self-cleaning, self-lubricating ecosystem. And with revagination, they can be self-improving, too.

Comedienne Kathy Griffin, who has never been shy about sharing shocking vaginal anecdotes, revealed that at a certain age, “your vagina starts to sag.” However, this humorously harsh reality can easily be handled.

Most working women, excluding any Kardashian or Real Housewife, do not have the disposable income for invasive labiaplasty. During a recent lecture at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, activist Ruchira Gupta blamed an over-abundance of pornography for creating insecurities and unrealistic body archetypes, especially among young women.

However, most modern women are willing to admit to themselves that they wouldn’t mind a little tune-up, especially after having a couple of kids. We’re not talking about creating a robot-sex-doll vaginal façade; more like having a vajacial.

According to Dr. Monica Grover, a Double Boarded Physician in Family Medicine and Obstetrics, who specializes in Integrative Women’s Health and Gynecology (OBGYN), lasers are a perfect way to perk up your lady parts, at any age.

Dr. Grover’s Westchester, New York based practice, Beauty Scripts, offers the Votiva laser, known for skin tightening as well as vaginal rejuvenation.

She says, “The Votiva delivers gentle thermal tissue remodeling,” which is as similar to a kitchen remodel as it sounds. Your pelvic floor will have a smoother, sleeker, shinier surface.

“The Votiva uses thermal energy to stimulate collagen regeneration. It causes a false injury to the cells, so they are re-awakened to bring in the body’s natural immune response to regenerate the cells, and grow proteoglycans which synthesize lubrication, and also increase concentrations of hyaluronic acid, which help to retain moisture within the cells,” Dr. Grover explained.

Hyaluronic Acid occurs naturally in the body, but as we age, it decreases. Hyaluronic Acid helps keep your skin appear plumper and retain moisture and is found in many modern skin creams. Do not, however, moisturize your vagina. Scented lotions and potions are to be avoided around and especially inside the vagina, at all costs (despite whatever contrary advice is spewed on Goop).

In laywoman’s terms, revagination helps improve laxity, dryness, and remodeling the labia. It uses thermal energy to tighten up and shrink any excess labial skin, to make the outside of the vagina appear smaller and sleeker, rather than hanging down (whereas a full labiaplasty requires surgery and plenty of painful downtime).

On the inside, laser revagination remodels the collagen to create more vaginal fluid, which enhances lubrication. This will obviously enhance your sex life. It tightens the muscles of the pelvic floor and increases muscle tone as well.

Votiva laser was created to treat post-menopausal, breast cancer survivors who needed rejuvenation for painful vaginal atrophy. In time, it was also offered to women who wanted vaginal tightening, such as post-partum patients. Women who lacked sensation due to either their partner’s size or vaginal atrophy are typical patients too.

Nowadays, any woman is a good candidate for this procedure, and it has quickly gained mainstream momentum, due to overwhelmingly positive results.

The procedure is performed in a series of two to three treatments, which are determined during a consultation. Each treatment takes about twenty minutes, done two months apart.

Dr. Grover recommends abstaining from sex for 24 hours after each treatment. Minimal side effects are itching or slight discomfort, as the tissue rebuilds, that can last for a day or two.

Other laser vaginal treatments include the Mona Lisa Touch (MLT) and the FemTouch laser.

A patient of Dr. Grover’s who wished to remain anonymous told the Fresh Toast, “Forty may be the new 30, but I want the vagina of a 25-year-old. The procedure was less painful than getting a Brazilian, and my husband is thrilled with the results.”

Airline Passengers Keep Stealing Luxe Bedding From First Class

Amy Hansen
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Airline Passengers Keep Stealing Luxe Bedding From First Class

United Airlines has some really fancy bedding on their planes that passengers can’t seem to get enough of, even once they leave the plane. And now, United is getting pissed because that Sakes Fifth Avenue line is not cheap and have resorted to asking flight attendants to help police the situation.

Here’s what the bedding looks like. There’s also memory foam pillows upon request, as well as slippers and a premium amenity kit.

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The amenity kit and slippers are for the taking, but there is no question that the airline would appreciate it if you left the other items behind when you deboard the aircraft as evidenced by this note that’s attached to all the goodies:

The premium amenity kit and slippers are yours to keep upon landing. We hope you’ll find our other comfort items and amenities make your flight more restful, but please leave them on board when you exit the aircraft.

Now, United Airlines has asked flight attendants to help police the situation with the following internal memo, which made its way into the hands of Live and Let’s Fly:

Our customers are continuing to enjoy United Polaris service, in particular our new high-quality bedding designed by Saks Fifth Avenue. However, recently we’ve noticed some confusion about which amenities may be taken off the plane at the end of the flight. We’d like to take this opportunity to clarify the policy regarding our new bedding and ask for your help to ensure its safekeeping on board the aircraft.

You can share with customers that all pillows and blankets are to be left on the aircraft at the end of each flight, including the cooling gel memory foam pillow. Even if only a small number of these items are taken off each flight, that can quickly add up to millions of dollars across our network over the course of a year. To help ensure we are able to continue offering these high-quality products, it’s important to remind customers that these items remain on board the aircraft after every flight. We will begin communicating this policy on board soon.

We launder and re-board pillows and blankets for several cycles before the product naturally degrades from wear and tear, and we replace it.

Of course, all United Polaris customers are welcome to take their amenity kits featuring Cowshed products with them at the end of the flight. Slippers and pajamas — on flights where they are offered — are also available for customers to take with them.

We are exploring offering certain amenities for sale on the United Shop in the future.

According to Travel + Leisure, United is now offering passengers the ability to purchase for these items on their website.

Cannabis Consumers Wean Off Of These Things

Terry Hacienda
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Cannabis Consumers Wean Off Of These Things

Should be a surprise – but the growing acceptance of marijuana is leading to a decrease in use from these two things.

As marijuana use is slowly becoming legal across the country, a healthier trend is emerging, cannabis consumers wean off these things.  Canadian and Americans who make the switch to cannabis report a sharp decline in alcohol and over-the-counter drug use, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The study also revealed that older consumers are returning to the herb after a prolonged abstinence.

The study, published by consumer behavior experts High Yield Insights, is the first to shed light on the behaviors, product and format preferences, and demographics of the evolving cannabis consumer in the wake of legalization. Recreational consumers report using cannabis products for a variety of reasons, from relaxation to pain relief to sleep assistance, putting cannabis in direct competition with alcohol and pharmaceuticals.

“We are just starting to grasp how legalization has impacted consumer behavior, be it spending, usage occasions, or shopping habits. Understanding these changes will lead to new growth opportunities for cannabis and further disruption for other categories,” said Mike Luce, co-founder of HighYield Insights and a 15-year veteran in consumer and market research. “Our findings uncovered promising consumer niches for the industry as well. For example, many older consumers (55+) are re-engaging with marijuana, with 56 percent reporting a return to marijuana after having tried cannabis products at a younger age.”

The Recreational Cannabis Consumer report provides proprietary intelligence based on exclusive feedback from current recreational marijuana consumers in states where recreational use has been legalized. By limiting results only to current users, the findings best represent the mindset of today’s recreational consumer.

In addition to preferences on products, strains, and formats, High Yield Insights uncovered valuable data on consumers’ perspectives more broadly. While some express concern regarding issues such as underage usage, 65 percent view legalization as positive for their communities. The report points out this insight and other opportunities for the market as well as risks to ongoing growth.

For more information, visit www.highyieldinsights.com.

So, How Close Are The Feds To Ending Marijuana Prohibition?

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So, How Close Are The Feds To Ending Marijuana Prohibition?

There have been a lot of bizarre developments in the past six weeks that may, perhaps, signal that the United States is on the brink of ending marijuana prohibition once and for all.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently introduced legislation aimed at making hemp an agricultural commodity, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to file a bill designed to decriminalize the doobie all across the nation. Toss in the news of former Speaker of the House John Boehner’s entrance into the cannabis industry and President Trump’s promise not to crackdown on legal marijuana states and it sounds like some fairly influential folks are pushing for pot.

Although the incessant anti-marijuana babble coming from the mouth of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions sort of tricked the country into thinking that the nationwide marijuana debate was a dead scene for the next few years, 2018 is shaping up to be one of the best years in the arena of cannabis reform since Colorado became the first state to sell legal weed in a manner similar to beer. In fact, even Sessions said he believed in marijuana research a couple of weeks ago.

Now, some federal lawmakers believe that federal marijuana prohibition is finally at the end of its rope.

“I think the next Congress will finish the job of reform, and clean it up,” Representative Earl Blumenauer told Politico. “We’ve got the votes in the House and the Senate and there will be a huge shakeup in the next Congress.”

It could happen now if not for the same bill-blocking Republican shenanigans that have prevented pot reform from getting a fair shot over the years. “I think this Congress, if the Republican leadership would not stifle this bipartisan consensus of virtually every Democrat and several dozen Republicans, if they’d just allow the vote, it would pass [a number of measures],” Blumenauer explained.

A recent article from the American Prospect backs up the lawmaker’s claim. In the piece, journalist Paul Waldman predicts that marijuana will go legal nationwide within the next three years. This move, he says, will be due to a shift in overall party power.

“There’s a good chance that Democrats will take back the House this November, then win the presidency and control of the Senate in 2020,” he wrote. “With control of the government in hand, 2021 would see a raft of progressive legislation on a variety of issues, many of which will produce bitter, lengthy legislative battles. But ending the federal marijuana ban? That one will be relatively easy.”

Some of the latest data shows that a nationwide cannabis industry would generate $132 billion in federal tax revenue and create more than a million new jobs. If the predictions are accurate, this could be the scene across the United States sometime around 2025.

5 Fun Facts From The NYC Cannabis Parade

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5 Fun Facts From The NYC Cannabis Parade
Thousands of herb aficionados marched through the streets of New York City on Saturday to demand full state cannabis legalization.  Here are 5 fun facts from the NYC Cannabis parade.
 
The parade, which initially started to protest the “War on Drugs,”  grew out of the hippie counterculture movement of the Lower East Side in the 1970s and is now an annual event. 

It’s gone global

Initially called “The Fifth Avenue Pot Parade” and attracting just a handful of activists on the LES, the Cannabis Parade has grown into a global phenomenon, with participants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Bogota, Columbia, Cape Town, South Africa and other cities.

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‘Sex and the City’ star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize it

Actress and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon called marijuana legalization “a number one priority for the state of New York” during her participation at the rally.

“Arresting people for cannabis, particularly people of color, is the crown jewel for the racist war on drugs and we must pluck it down,” Nixon said at the event. “If you are black or Latino, you are 10 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis than if you are white. And that’s not right.”  The former “Sex and the City” star’s remarks were met with thunderous applause from the massive, multi-racial audience.

People love dressing up like marijuana

Who doesn’t love an excuse to dress up like a pot plant?

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Photo by Sara Brittany Somerset

Hip hop of the highest order is usually in the house

The Cannabis Parade has a history of honoring hip hop. Legendary Brooklyn-based hip hop duo Smif n Wessun brought their Bucktown music to the masses in the parade’s past. This year, Immortal Technique performed.

Marijuana is as mainstream as alcohol

Organizations like Women Grow and High NY provide a social context to keep the parade vibe going. While the parade started out in the 1970s by a few folks  on the Lower East Side, it has risen in ranks to thousands of participants. This year, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union joined the march. That is a significantly mainstream step!

Hope you enjoyed 5 fun facts from the NYC Cannabis parade, maybe you can march next year!

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