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Looking Forward
Ed Rosenthal’s Wonders of Cannabis
Next Year – Bigger, Better and More
by Staff
T
he success of the Wonders of Cannabis celebra-
tion in San Francisco last October, the first event
of its kind, welcomed all to join the fun associ-
ated with cannabis. With Golden Gate Park as the back-
drop, the first Wonders of Cannabis celebration marked
a distinct change in attitude the medical cannabis com-
munity held about itself. Previously, the cloud of court
trials and legal actions dimmed the joy and sense of well-
being associated with cannabis.
Thousands from the medical cannabis community
attended from as far as Canada, England and several
sister-states including Washington DC. The success of
the event has spurred Ed on to host the celebration in
not only San Francisco, but San Diego, and Portland as
well. Other locations may enlist as host cities. Next year’s
events are still in the early planning stages.
The celebrations promise to be bigger, better and
more, even as the plans solidify. The joy of the first cel-
ebration still lingers for many attendees. Perhaps the 2-
day-event signaled a promise of a time when medical
cannabis can be used in total legal security and safety.
There is positive expression now growing within the
medical cannabis community. The event was like a com- Ed Rosenthal —
munal-sign of relief. A welcomed signal that it is time to
relax and celebrate the joy, pleasure and peace many The Impressario of Indica,
the sage of Sinsemilla, the Baron of Bud —
find as the welcomed side-effects of medical cannabis.
Artists, doctors, lawyers, vendors, musicians, au- and the world’s leading advocate of
thors, guest speakers and celebrities joined together, medical marijuana rights.
under-one-roof in the name of medical cannabis. There
were many friends and families coming together to cel-
ebrate in a public-way the healing nature of cannabis.
Folks browsed through the hall and learning of the latest The Wonders of Cannabis celebration shined-a-light
wears as if it were a home and garden show. It was on the fun and joy associated with cannabis. It was a
written of the faces of the attendees, almost a visible
breath of fresh air for the entire medical cannabis com-
relief from the political and legal pressure of being a munity and the good news is — the joy will continue to
medical cannabis patient. The ebb and flow of the legal be celebrated, in a larger and even more meaningful way.
system is a form of stress cannabis patients are accus-
We can look forward to the celebration growing annually.
tomed to balancing as they continue to follow the law,
yet read disturbing legal incidents in the newspaper and Greenkind Magazine thanks Ed Rosenthal and his
hear of them in broadcast news. Historically, there was staff for the dedication and hard work necessary to bring
a notion that cannabis patients are best kept out of the this glorious celebration to patients throughout Califor-
public view. Previously, an out-of-sight, out-of-mind policy nia and beyond. See future issues of Greenkind for up-
was the norm. dates, as the plans develop for our next celebrations.
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Looking Forward
Ed Rosenthal’s Wonders of Cannabis
Next Year – Bigger, Better and More
by Staff
T
he success of the Wonders of Cannabis celebra-
tion in San Francisco last October, the first event
of its kind, welcomed all to join the fun associ-
ated with cannabis. With Golden Gate Park as the back-
drop, the first Wonders of Cannabis celebration marked
a distinct change in attitude the medical cannabis com-
munity held about itself. Previously, the cloud of court
trials and legal actions dimmed the joy and sense of well-
being associated with cannabis.
Thousands from the medical cannabis community
attended from as far as Canada, England and several
sister-states including Washington DC. The success of
the event has spurred Ed on to host the celebration in
not only San Francisco, but San Diego, and Portland as
well. Other locations may enlist as host cities. Next year’s
events are still in the early planning stages.
The celebrations promise to be bigger, better and
more, even as the plans solidify. The joy of the first cel-
ebration still lingers for many attendees. Perhaps the 2-
day-event signaled a promise of a time when medical
cannabis can be used in total legal security and safety.
There is positive expression now growing within the
medical cannabis community. The event was like a com- Ed Rosenthal —
munal-sign of relief. A welcomed signal that it is time to
relax and celebrate the joy, pleasure and peace many The Impressario of Indica,
the sage of Sinsemilla, the Baron of Bud —
find as the welcomed side-effects of medical cannabis.
Artists, doctors, lawyers, vendors, musicians, au- and the world’s leading advocate of
thors, guest speakers and celebrities joined together, medical marijuana rights.
under-one-roof in the name of medical cannabis. There
were many friends and families coming together to cel-
ebrate in a public-way the healing nature of cannabis.
Folks browsed through the hall and learning of the latest The Wonders of Cannabis celebration shined-a-light
wears as if it were a home and garden show. It was on the fun and joy associated with cannabis. It was a
written of the faces of the attendees, almost a visible
breath of fresh air for the entire medical cannabis com-
relief from the political and legal pressure of being a munity and the good news is — the joy will continue to
medical cannabis patient. The ebb and flow of the legal be celebrated, in a larger and even more meaningful way.
system is a form of stress cannabis patients are accus-
We can look forward to the celebration growing annually.
tomed to balancing as they continue to follow the law,
yet read disturbing legal incidents in the newspaper and Greenkind Magazine thanks Ed Rosenthal and his
hear of them in broadcast news. Historically, there was staff for the dedication and hard work necessary to bring
a notion that cannabis patients are best kept out of the this glorious celebration to patients throughout Califor-
public view. Previously, an out-of-sight, out-of-mind policy nia and beyond. See future issues of Greenkind for up-
was the norm. dates, as the plans develop for our next celebrations.