by: Addy Bink, Nexstar Media Wire on www.wgntv.com
If you’ve been to a wedding reception, you may have been met with an open bar. You may have even had one at your own wedding. But a different type of open bar is gaining popularity: a weed bar.
“It grows exponentially each year,” said Cat Goldberg, the founder of WeedBar in Los Angeles, when asked about the popularity of weed bars. “People are going to events where they see that people are using cannabis and not drinking alcohol and they’re like, ‘I want this energy at my wedding.”
In its first year, WeedBar received 12 requests. By year two, that number had doubled. Now, five years into the business, Goldberg says they remain busy, but the trend is still catching on. Lizzie Post, co-president and author at the Emily Post Institute, agreed.
“I do think that as cannabis has been legalized that more couples are looking and excited to incorporate it,” she explained to Nexstar.
Nearly 20 states have approved marijuana for recreational use among adults while 10 allow CBD and products low in THC to be available. Recreational use has also been on the rise in recent years among adults in states where weed has been legalized, according to BDSA, a market research firm focused on the legal cannabis market.
Like an open bar, those hoping to partake in the weed bar must be of age and have an ID. Unlike an open bar, Goldberg says a weed bar creates a different vibe during the wedding reception.
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