Cheech & Chong are Legit Opening a Weed Store in Portland, Maine
When discussing weed, is there anyone more iconic than Cheech & Chong?
Even when I was a kid, and essentially had no idea what weed was, I certainly knew who Cheech & Chong were. As a child of the 70s/80s, they were basically the benchmark for any pop culture reference to marijuana. Cheech & Chong were obviously the prototypes of Beavis & Butthead.
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That was the level of pop culture icon status they possessed back then. The movies were legendary. The skits. The songs. To this day, I can still recite almost every word to Earache My Eye.
Now you can legally buy weed from Cheech & Chong, right here in Maine.
It's true. I mean, it does sound like something right out of a stoner's joke book, but you can literally now buy weed from the world's most famous potheads. The actual store opens on Thursday, October 10th, should you happen to be in the area. But this Saturday, October 13th, the duo will be hosting a meet and greet at the store.
The event itself will be from 2:00pm - 4:00pm, and tickets are first come, first serve. Here in the Bangor area, you're in luck for getting a ticket. Local cannabis company East Coast Gold, is in partnership with the Cheech & Chong Dispensoria. So if you purchase more than $100 in product at the Bangor store, you're eligible to purchase a ticket while supplies last, according to WMTW.
This is not Maine's first celebrity cannabis partnership.
A while back, Big Papi announced he was introducing his personal line of cannabis products in partnership with a cannabis dispensary here in Maine. There will likely be more to follow as well, as cannabis becomes much more socially acceptable in the United States.
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Almost 40 states have legalized it for medical use, and 24 states have legalized it for recreational use. So there's obviously a growing (no pun intended) market for cannabis. Expect to see more celebrities hawking their personal brands, or brands they endorse. Let's face it, weed is the new beer. And there's money to be made...
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