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Although California officially launched its recreational marijuana sector at the beginning of 2018, creating the most mammoth statewide cannabis market in the nation, organizers with the infamous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are still refusing to let adults get stoned at the event – even if it does fall on 4/20 this year.
It was recently revealed that the Coachella festival is once again banning the possession and consumption of all things marijuana when it opens the gates to its popular concert event in April. The event website explicitly states that, “Marijuana or marijuana products aren’t allowed inside the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Even in 2018 and beyond.”
But try not to get too upset about this ridiculous policy, as it is nothing new.
Ever since Coachella began hosting some of the largest names in the music industry almost two decades ago, organizers have never given people the green light to smoke grass freely on the premises. Not even medical marijuana patients have been allowed entry with their stash.
But that was before the Golden State voters took a stand against pot prohibition in the 2016 election. Now, adults 21 and over can walk into their friendly neighborhood marijuana dispensary and purchase a variety of pot products in manner similar to beer.
Perhaps the Federal Government Has Coachella Organizers Frightened
It is conceivable the dimwitted forces of the federal government, specifically the big league thugs deemed the Trump Administration, may be one of the primary reasons Coachella’s anti-drug policy isn’t budging.
Sources close to the situation say that event organizers are still nervous about opening the concert up to weed