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THE BUZZ
Cannabis Vacationland
Hike, bike, or swim at this cannabis-friendly camping resort in Maine.
With its lush forests and picturesque coastline, Maine has long been a favorite summer vacation destination for New Englanders. Camp Laughing Grass, a 17-acre cannabis-friendly camping resort located in Harrison, Maine, is home to four—soon to be fi ve—cheerful cabins, and two “glamping” sites that come with full- or queen-size beds, linens, air conditioning, smoking apparatuses, indoor and outdoor seating areas, fi re pits, and grills. Laughing Grass also off ers three primitive tent sites where pets are welcome.
Campers have use of an onsite bathhouse. Canoes and kayaks are available for paddling on the resort’s river. The property is also home to several hiking trails. A light breakfast is served daily between 8 and 11 a.m., and all guests are welcome to attend a happy hour gathering beginning at 4:30 p.m. daily. All guests at Camp Laughing Grass must be age 21 or over.
Bad to the Bone
This art is too awful to be ignored.
The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), with locations in Somerville and Brookline, Massachusetts, is dedicated to bringing “the worst of art to the widest of audiences.” Home to a collection of more than 800 works of, um, art, the museum is a one-of-a-kind gem, as it celebrates the labor of artists whose stu would likely not be shown anywhere else. MOBA hosts traveling exhibitions and events at both of its locations, and it even has an online museum shop that sells mugs, t-shirts, and calendars featuring the worst of its collection.
BY THE NUMBERS
2.5M
PEOPLE
The approximate number of residents living in newly independent America on July 4, 1776
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
56
SIGNERS
The number of men from the original 13 colonies who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
SOURCE: history.com
150M
HOT DOGS
The approximate number of frankfurters eaten in the US on the 4th of July each year
SOURCE: National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
CLINICAL CANNABIS STUDY
All medical providers can participate.
The nonpro t Cannabis Center of Excellence and UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business are conducting an anonymous study of medical providers in the US and Canada to collect information about their experiences with medical cannabis, medical cannabis knowledge, and interest in future education on the topic. Healthcare providers who complete the 12-minute online survey, available through August 2022, will be entered into a lottery to win a $100 Amazon gift card or a free pass to CannMed 2021, an event hosting experts in medical cannabis research and clinical care, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2021, in Pasadena, California.
cannacenterofexcellence.org
—US President James Madison
We Build So You Can Grow
Cultivation Facilities and Dispensaries
As leaders in cannabis construction, Vantage Builders has the expertise to get cannabis entrepreneurs from groundbreaking to growing to sales, on budget and on time. We have successfully delivered over 500,000 sq ft of cannabis construction projects.
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PLEASE CONSUME RESPONSIBLY. IF YOU FEEL DIFFERENT YOU DRIVE DIFFERENT
This product has not been analyzed or approved by the FDA. There is limited information on the side effects of using this product, and there may be associated health risks. Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast- feeding may pose potential harms. It is against the law to drive or operate machinery when under the influence of this product. KEEP THIS PRODUCT AWAY FROM CHILDREN. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. The intoxicating effects of edible products may be delayed by 2 hours or more. In case of accidental ingestion, contact poison control hotline 1-800-222-1222 OR 9-1-1. This product may be illegal outside of MA.
VOX POPULI Question: What is your favorite thing about summer in New England?
ANNE EASTER SMITH
Author Newburyport, MA
___________________ The snow piles may nally have melted.
MEG WILLIAMS
Financial administrator Nashua, NH
___________________ Cool evenings when you can have a backyard re pit and s’mores
ADRIENNE MACKI
College professor Canton, MA
___________________ Enjoying fresh seafood is my favorite summer ritual, from lobster rolls to clam plates and steamers. It’s not truly summer until I’ve checked them o my list.
DAVE POOLE
UX lab manager Dedham, MA
___________________ Raspberry lime rickeys
ANNETTE LANGKOPF
Dental assistant Dracut, MA
___________________ People watching at an outdoor table on Commercial Street in Provincetown
Pro Partners
Cannabis, meet professional football.
The Massachusetts Pirates, a Worcester, Massachusetts-based professional indoor football team and member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), has partnered with Reinstate, an adult-use cannabis retailer with dispensaries in Worcester and Northampton, Massachusetts. Resinate will be the presenting sponsor of the Pirates’ website and social media, and of the team’s after-parties, which follow all home games. The rst-of-their-kind partners will also co-host ve community service events per calendar year for the length of their partnership.
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.”
—Clarence Darrow, 19th and 20th century American attorney and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union
BILITIES
BY STEPHANIE WILSON, EDITOR IN CHIEF
1 GETAWAY CAR: Parking space is the new personal space. Pinterest Predicts, the brand’s “not-yet-trending report” prognosticates that in 2021, cars will become the new “third space” for everything from date nights to man caves—which I can totally see happening ... for people who drive something larger than a Fiat.
2 FIFI THE FIAT: My car didn’t come with an owner’s manual; she came with an app. And the rst time I opened it up, it greeted me with this statement/question combo: 85% of Fiat owners name their cars. What’s your Fiat’s name?
3 FIFI. Her name is Fi .
4 I BROUGHT HER HOME ONE DAY IN AUGUST ALMOST
EIGHT YEARS AGO, and she still makes me smile when I see her. She’s just cute, and her name ts her.
5 NOT MUCH ELSE FITS IN HER THOUGH, WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POINT: Fi doesn’t o er much
space inside, but she can get me to places where space abounds. I am forever grateful for her tiny little engine that struggles a whole helluva lot trying to get up Colorado’s mountains. (Fi ’s more of a Florida girl at heart—#same. And also #soon!
6 AS IN: As soon as cannabis becomes legal for recreational use in the Sunshine State, expect to see Fi cruising back to the tropics. If you tag or send us an Insta of your and your (named) car (@stephwilll), we’ll be sure to wave if we see you when we’re out there on the road again.
Hemp Construction
Learn how to build with sustainable hempcrete.
From soap, to fabric, to plastics, hemp can be used to make a lot of products. But few people realize that hemp can be used as a building material. Hempcrete, made from hemp hurd (the wood-like core of the hemp stalk), lime, and sand, is lighter, less brittle, and cheaper than traditional concrete. It can also act as an insulator and helps regulate moisture.
The Craft School at Mill Hollow Works in East Alstead, New Hampshire, is off ering an eight-day workshop where you can learn to build with hempcrete beginning on July 18. Camping and dinner options are available.
millhollowworks.org
