Accompanying the grand opening of KindPeoples’ new Ocean Street retail store, the first annual “Cannabis, Food & Wine” event features the best products from local purveyors.
We are excited to announce that KindPeoples’ Grand Opening event will now coincide with a 4/20 weekend celebration! We have partnered with the Hotel Paradox to hold an afternoon of
Cannabis, Food & Wine, an event celebrating our cannabis community and the vibrant local food and drink scene.
“This is the beginning of a paradigm shift towards creating new cannabis community events that tie into our established tourism industry,” says KindPeoples CEO Khalil Moutawakkil. “We hope that an innovative experience like Cannabis, Food & Wine will become an annual event that’s respected and anticipated by the community.”
While there’s no cannabis consumption currently allowed at the Hotel Paradox, this educational event envisions a future where cannabis is appreciated as a sensual enhancer, as integral to the enjoyment of cuisine as a bottle of fine wine. More than 20 cannabis companies will be in attendance, along with the best local breweries, wineries and artisanal food producers. Informative panel discussions featuring chefs, winemakers, brewers and cannabis producers will help establish a new language of connoisseurship while teaching people how to pair various cannabis varieties with food, wine and beer.
Free tickets to this event will be available at KindPeoples’ new flagship store at 533 Ocean Street starting on April 15, and each guest over the age of 21 will be treated to a drink ticket on a first-come, first-served basis, tasting samples of beer and wine, and catering provided by Hotel Paradox along with samples from local food vendors.
Coupled with the Earth Day Santa Cruz event at San Lorenzo park only a few blocks away, we couldn’t be more excited about the potential for this event to bring together the best of our community to discover local cannabis, food, beer and wine.
Event Information:
When: Saturday April 20, from noon to 6pm
Where: Hotel Paradox, 611 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tickets: Free to All Adults 21+, tickets can be picked up at KindPeoples at 533 Ocean Street starting on April 15th. Ribbon cutting with Bonnie Lipscomb, the Economic Development Director for the City of Santa Cruz at 8:00am Saturday, April 20.
Parking: KindPeoples is a proud sponsor of Earth Day Santa Cruz, and there’s parking available at 701 Ocean Street.
Highlights:
Hotel Paradox Catering and Bar Service
Local vendor booths featuring cannabis, beer, wine and food
Community event and educational experience
No Cannabis Consumption on site in accordance with regulations
Cannabis display samples, “sniffer jars” and non-medicated samples are permitted
Photo ops, music and entertainment
About KindPeoples’ Ocean Street Retail Store
KindPeoples, Santa Cruz’s favorite cannabis brand, is opening a spacious new dispensary at
533 Ocean Street, near the intersection of Soquel and Ocean streets.
Designed to appeal to visiting tourists as well as local cannabis connoisseurs, the new KindPeoples dispensary will be a showcase exemplifying the social benefits of cannabis legalization while infusing fresh commerce to the Ocean Street neighborhood.
Formerly occupied by a restaurant, the building is undergoing a complete renovation with interior design by
Stripe Designs. With a thoroughly modern approach to the experience of cannabis shopping, KindPeoples’ new flagship store will further serve to normalize this helpful plant as a resource for wellness and relaxation that fits into a healthy lifestyle.
Voted the “Best Dispensary” in Santa Cruz for the past five years by the readers of alternative weekly Good Times as well as this year’s Sentinel’s Reader’s Choice award and SC Waves Swellies awards, KindPeoples currently operates retail cannabis stores at two locations, 3600 Soquel Avenue and 140 Dubois Street. When the Ocean Street location opens on April 15th, the Dubois store will close, shifting the retail license to the new store.
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), also known as Prop 64, made it legal for any adult age 21 or older to purchase or possess up to one ounce of cannabis, and creates regulations to govern the commercial cultivation, production and sales of cannabis products. After “Legalization Day” on January 1, 2018, KindPeoples has experienced increased demand for cannabis products including flowers, pre-rolled joints, vapor pen cartridges, hash, extracts, infused foods, drinks and body care items.
