The promoters and the city “have compromised in order to get where we are today,” he said. Nathan Alonzo, government affairs director of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, said his organization also backed having the concert at Woodward Park.
We did months of feasibility on this (and) we were confident that this is something that would go through and is going to be successful for our community.”īut just as it did two weeks ago, the issue provoked impassioned – and at points inflammatory – rhetoric from both opponents and supporters. … We worked diligently with the city, we worked with the police and fire departments. “Not too many people would go through this process. Hekimian said after the vote that he was nervous but confident the concert would be approved with the new conditions. The original version of the agreement two weeks ago provided an option for an event this fall, subject to a review by the city’s administrative and emergency services departments. If the event goes well, the agreement includes an option for the promoter to hold a second event at Woodward Park in 2018 or 2019. Regardless, in order to comply with Oregon marijuana laws of carrying one ounce at a time, Snoop Dogg shared his marijuana industry gift with over 30 people attending the Christmas party.Ĭurrently, according to Fox5, Snoop Dogg is in Las Vegas celebrating the New Year by performing at the Tao nightclub.Grizzly Fest – with two entertainment stages, a Ferris wheel, carnival games, food trucks and vendor booths for arts and crafts – will encompass about 18 acres in the southwestern corner of the 300-acre park. Oregon Live reports that Snoop Dogg was given three duffel bags of weed from the legal marijuana industry in that state for Christmas. So far, it appears that the states that have a recreational marijuana industry are excited that Snoop Dogg is a part of their public image. In addition, Snoop Dogg is launching a media platform that will include the marijuana industry called Merry Jane. While Snoop Dogg already has products on the market, Eric Greenbaum, of Vireo Health, was quoted as saying that the next step will be when the government starts awarding marijuana industry-related patents.įor now, Time reports on November 11 that Snoop Dogg has already started selling his new marijuana industry products in Colorado and calls the company Leafs by Snoop.
Moreover, image, branding, and the fine print in new laws concerning the marijuana industry might be something important to Snoop Dogg right now because, as the Seattle Times points out, the emerging legal recreational marijuana industry means that business and brands have a chance to build their public image and advertising.Īdding to this, NWI Times says that the emerging celebrities in the marijuana industry branding game are Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson. "California's new medical marijuana regulations will likely reduce federal crackdowns in the state, but dispensaries will continue to have difficulty obtaining banking services and deducting business expenses…" Times notes on October 10 that the new California marijuana law doesn't "clear all the hurdles for marijuana dispensaries" and states the following. 19 in 2010, but now is no longer saying that he is in support of a new upcoming marijuana bill in California.Ĭould it be that Snoop Dogg is concerned with a conflict of interest between his own marijuana industry products and some of the language of the newly proposed marijuana legalization laws? Although Billboard points out that Snoop Dogg recently showed hometown pride with his song "I'm From Long Beach," it appears that Snoop Dogg is not supporting a nearby marijuana industry project any longer.Īccording to the Sacramento Bee, Snoop Dogg has traditionally supported the marijuana legalization laws in his home state of California as it pertains to Proposition 19.ĭespite this, they noted on December 10 that Snoop Dogg made a public service announcement about Prop.