West Hollywood AKA Emerald Village, Celebrates High Year of

West Hollywood, Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – October 26, 2022 – On October 27, 2021 West Hollywood declared itself as the Emerald Village, the world’s newest destination for cannabis travel and tourist attractions. Over the last year, while global cannabis havens like Amsterdam and Thailand have teeter tottered between progression and regression when it comes to cannabis tourism, West Hollywood has fully embraced the budding industry with tourists following the cannabis road from all over the world to the Emerald Village.

Emerald Village West Hollywood, America’s first municipal cannabis tourism board representing cannabis businesses exclusively in West Hollywood, has celebrated a number of accomplishments in its mission to grow the City’s reputation as a global cannabis destination. A few key highlights include:

• Launch of the West Hollyweed Fun Map cannabis dispensary and lounge tourism map
• Launch of the “Please Respect Our Neighbors” campaign promoting responsible cannabis use by encouraging customers to not consume cannabis in public spaces.
• Launch of the “Come Out for Cannabis” campaign drawing parallels between the quest for decriminalization of cannabis and the struggle for LGBTQ rights
• Raising funds for local AIDS charity Being Alive through the Queen of the Emerald Village contest during Pride Month
• Crowning of drag artist Kalista Stage for the inaugural Queen of the Emerald Village
• Participating as a speaker at the American Bar Association Panel on Cannabis Hospitality and Tourism
• Reaching out to LGBTQ+ tourists with activations at Palm Springs and West Hollywood Pride festivals
• Attending ICBC Barcelona and participated in the IGLTA Milan Destination Expo
• Networking to create international partnerships with cannabis businesses in Amsterdam
• Celebrating the opening of The Artist Tree Studio and Consumption Lounge – Southern California’s only full-service cannabis lounge that offers edible dining, infused…