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Guerilla Union announced the return of the second annual Spring Gathering this week, presented by Dr. Greenthumb, Tommy Chong and Snoop Dogg.
The Music Festival and Medical Marijuana Expo, powered by Weedmaps.com, is set to take place on June 11th at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA.
In 2010, the initial festival established itself as a premier lifestyle destination celebrating music and activism. The second installment will feature a powerful line-up that continues to perfectly blend both worlds.
Spring Gathering 2011 will feature live performances by Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Travis Barker (/w Mix Master Mike), Stephen Marley, Collie Buddz, and many more to come. This year's ambassadors, Dr. Greenthumb (B Real of Cypress Hill), Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg and special guest Shelby Chong, will host the day-long festivities.
Festival organizers have also announced a partnership with music artist, Snoop Dogg and technology company, WeedMaps.com, further solidifying B-Real, Tommy Chong and Guerilla Union's mission to create a platform for compassion, activism and education for the entire medical marijuana community.
"We are thrilled to have Snoop Dogg join our partnership. He is an icon in music and medicine," says Cypress Hill frontman B-Real. "His commitment to Spring Gathering solidifies our vision with Tommy Chong, and myself. You can count on us to bring innovative ideas that continue to shape this movement."
"We have been looking for a technology partner that would make an immediate impact with our music and medicine platforms. WeedMaps' combination of web optimization, community, and content will help us power the future of this platform," adds Chang Weisberg of Guerilla Union.
In addition to the music portion, the festival will also offer a full day of activities and attractions to further educate and drive awareness toward the ever-changing social and political landscape surrounding medical marijuana.
The WeedMaps Medical Marijuana Expo at Spring Gathering will play host to advocates, non-profit organizations, medical marijuana collectives, eco-friendly exhibitors and more. While visiting the WeedMaps MMJ Expo, fans will be treated to a full schedule of expert discussion panels, celebrity guest appearances, speakers and meet and greets. In addition to sharing hosting duties, B-Real, Tommy Chong and Snoop Dogg will also participate as special guest speakers at the WeedMaps MMJ Expo.
GU and WeedMaps have also teamed up to launch "The Spring Gathering Cannabis Classic," hosted by Tommy Chong. Taking place also at Spring Gathering, the platform was created for medical marijuana patients to commemorate their favorite collectives, products and strains of the season. Patients will also be able to recognize activists and artists in their communities who have helped bring integrity, compassion and progress toward marijuana reform.
And of course, following the unprecedented and successful implementation of onsite medical marijuana consumption 2010's SmokeOut, this year's Spring Gathering will also see its first integration of onsite consumption for medical marijuana patients.
Ticket pre-sale, for registered Guerilla Union newsletter subscribers, will begin on Friday (April
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from 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. PST, exclusively on Ticketfly, but we got the hook up for you. Head over to TicketFly.com, and enter the password "Greenthumb" to get those pre-sale tickets, usually only available to G.U. subscribers.Tickets will go on sale to the general public and key retail locations starting Saturday (April 9).
For more info, visit SpringGathering.com.
I wish i could go...maybe...