Juicy J & Friends is slated to headline the Green Street Festival on May 13.Getty
It has high hopes of becoming the “SXSW of weed,” but the city of Los Angeles has interrupted the Green Street Cannabis Festival’s plans.
“The festival for the culture of cannabis” — slated for May 13 – 14, with an outdoor setting for thousands of pot enthusiasts — is “scrambling and trying to move it to somewhere else” after the city denied their application for a permit, according to a source.
“They may have to refund tickets. It’s a big s–t show,” one source told Page Six.
Businessman Gary Vaynerchuck and Mike Glazer are listed as hosts on the festival’s website. A press release that was sent out in January promised the event “will feature the city’s top restaurants, the state’s leading cannabis brands, and the world’s top entertainers all brought together to celebrate the cannabis community.”
Vaynerchuck said he will be there and “will be bringing it” in a video promoting it on Instagram.
“We will be talking about tons of innovation in the cannabis space, all the leading entrepreneurs and innovators in the space will be there,” he said.
Juicy J & Friends are expected to perform on the main festival day, but our insider told us the city rejected the festival’s applications for permits and now they are searching for a new location.
“They were selling tickets and sponsorships for an event without an actual venue. I don’t think the city was mentally prepared for a weed event like that. It would’ve been the first of its kind,” the source said.
The Academy Awards of the cannabis industry, The Emerald Cup, was also slated to host their ceremony at the festival, but they pulled out and will move the show to Montalban Theater.
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Published: April 12, 2022
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