Catch Us at KUSHSTOCK, Plus Final Rulings on CA Cannabis Bills

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Catch Us at KUSHSTOCK, Plus Final Rulings on CA Cannabis Bills

Hey y’all! It’s that time once again — the Exotic Vine Smokers Blog is back! The cannabis world is ever-changing, and we’re here to keep our fingers on the pulse covering everything you should know. We’ll also continue to share essential info surrounding Exotic Vine, so be sure to keep up with us. It’s been such a blast to see our online audience grow and to meet everyone in our community face-to-face!

October is already coming to a close, and while we’re all about Spooky Season, we can’t wait for what November and December have in store. If you’re in the SoCal area and have yet to catch us at one of our in-person events, rest assured that you’ll have plenty of opportunities coming up. We’re only getting started!

Find Us This Saturday at KUSHSTOCK!

We know that this coming Halloweekend is a sacred time loaded with events, but KUSHSTOCK is the best way to pregame for your Saturday night out!

This Saturday October 28, find Exotic Vine at the world’s largest, FREE legal cannabis consumption festival! KUSHSTOCK runs all day, from 12 to 10 p.m., acting as the perfect way to amp up before whatever haunted antics you have planned for the evening. 

This year’s theme is Barbie Things, embracing two of the cultural phenomena that helped define 2023: Barbie and Stranger Things! Show off your best pink ‘fit or try on your favorite Hawkis-themed garb for a scary good time. 

Exotic Vine will be there with all of the classic strains our cannafam have come to love, plenty of merch, and a few surprises up our sleeves as well. (Did you catch all the fun from earlier this month?) Expect plenty of other great vendors, showing off the best California cannabis has to offer, along with live music and delicious food and drinks!

It’s all going down at Adelanto Event Center at 12000 Stadium Way in Adelanto, California. RSVP here to score your free tickets, and we hope to see you this weekend! You don’t want to miss this one!

We have plenty more in store, so stay with us here and on our Instagram page for more updates. And now, let’s wrap up the ongoing saga surrounding California’s collection of cannabis-related bills as the year begins to wrap up.

California’s Changing Cannabis Landscape

Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially signed the last remaining cannabis bills of the legislative season. While the governor unfortunately rejected a measure to legalize cannabis cafes and a bill to legalize certain psychedelics and create a pathway to regulated access, there are still a number of cannabis-related bills set to become law. 

Here are some of the cannabis laws Newsom ultimately signed off on:

SB 700: This legislation prohibits employers from asking job applicants about prior cannabis use, building on existing employment protections enacted last session that keep employers from penalizing workers for cannabis use (in compliance with state law) when off the clock.

SB 622: This bill changes the requirements around tracking of cannabis plants. Supporters say this will promote environmental sustainability, eliminating the use of single-use plastic tags, and they have also said regulators will have discretion to implement ecological alternatives, like digital tags.

SB 302: Under current legislation, only terminally ill patients can use medical cannabis at health facilities, including home health agencies. This new bill will give people 65 and older with serious chronic illnesses the same privilege.

AB 1021: While Newsom did not sign off on decriminalizing certain psychedelics, this new law deems that California health professionals can automatically, legally prescribe and dispense any Schedule I drug if the federal government reschedules it. This could be especially relevant for psilocybin and MDMA, which the Food and Drug Administration has designated as breakthrough therapies and could soon be approved for medical use.

SB 51: Regulators stopped accepting provisional licenses for all cannabis business types this summer, but due to the continued challenges related to obtaining an annual license, this bill creates an extension, allowing people who qualify as social equity business applicants to continue to apply for and renew provisional retailer licenses through January 2031. 

Even though cannabis and plant medicine advocates would have surely liked to see some measures meet a different fate, it’s assuring that we’re still seeing evolution and progress to California’s growing cannabis market. Far more bills were approved than rejected, so hopefully this final push points toward even more good things to come in 2024.

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It’s always a pleasure serving this special cannabis community, and we truly appreciate everyone reading and everyone who shows up to support Exotic Vine in person. We hope to see you at KUSHSTOCK this Saturday, but if you can’t make it, rest assured that you’ll have many more opportunities to catch us in November and December.

In the meantime, enjoy the fall weather (finally!) and stay high!

Exotic Vine Cannawriter Keegan

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keeganmwill@gmail.com