Medical cannabis connoisseurs from all over the country together to sample and admire some of the best glass, hash and art at the third annual Chalice Festival in Victorville.
Dubbed one of the top marijuana holidays, 7/10 — oil upside down — is a time for hash oil enthusiasts to celebrate how far the concentrate community has come.
For the past two years, Chalice Festival has proven that the hash oil extraction community is established enough to command its own annual awards ceremony.
The event, presented by Hitman Glass, has repeatedly acknowledged the achievements that have brought quality concentrates to the forefront of the cannabis culture.
The festival was previously held at the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino. But after consecutively outshining competing cannabis festivals, the venue was bought out by competitor, High Times Magazine. With the future of Chalice up in the air, the event’s director, Dougie of Hitman Glass, who is commonly known as Hitman Dougie, sought new Southern California locations.
With only a few venues in Southern California welcoming marijuana themed events, Hitman Dougie moved the event to the San Bernardino fairgrounds. But the increase in marijuana-themed festivals in the High Desert area caught the attention of local officials.
Since marijuana laws in California are still pretty hazy, county officials strongly encouraged the termination of the event.
Despite all of the push back, the three-day event packed the San Bernardino Fairgrounds for a peaceful pot event this year. In fact, the Assistant Director of Studio Production announced to the public that they can expect many more annual events to come in Southern California and throughout the country.
Thousands of attendees this weekend were baking in over 100-degree weather. More people fell victim of heat exhaustion than to marijuana consumption.
Many had to improvise to keep cool. Misting fans turned into popular gathering grounds, because the $3 16-ounce water bottles added up to a pretty fat bar tab at the end of the weekend.
Within the fairgrounds were areas like “Munchieville Food Court” “Terp Town” and “Chalice Glass Village.” Medical marijuana cards were not required for this event, but specific plots were deemed “medicating areas” where only prop 215 patients were allowed access.
For those without their medical card wishing to enter the Prop 215 area, doctors were on site for individual evaluations. According to the staff at Delta 9 Herbal Evaluations booth, about 400 recommendations were given on Friday and Saturday alone.
Wu-Tang Clan, Machine Gun Kelly and Migos and many others performed on the main stage.
Checkout the gallery of pictures from this year’s event below.
