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May 22, 2018

Pot tourism California-style: Bus tours, lodging, lounges, chain of MedMen stores

  • At MedMen, it's head shop meets Apple store, but tourists face consumption challenges.
    • By MARJORIE MILLER
    Associated Press

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Recreational marijuana sales became legal in California this year, and the industry is targeting tourists as well as locals, with tours, shops, lodging and ads. “Just seconds from LAX,” says an ad for the MedMen chain.

    Yep, there are chains of marijuana stores here. And there are cannabis bus tours, too, like Green Line Trips, with stops at local pot dispensaries along with stops at attractions like Griffith Park. You can even smoke on the bus. (Funny thing about online reviews for Green Line and other tours: They're really, really positive, as in “the best,” ‘'coolest,” ‘'hella” and “man, o man.”)


     
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