SF Fil-Ams seek end to cannabis stigma in '4/20' event

A gathering in San Francisco highlights Fil-Am businesses that use medical cannabis and celebrates its positive and holistic appeal.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QT7WyyyAuP0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>San Francisco in California may have canceled its annual &quot;4/20&quot; celebration, but that did not stop the celebration of cannabis in the Filipino-American community in the city.April 20 is celebrated annually due to the slang in cannabis culture, referring to the time when to consume marijuana.People recently gathered at Kapwa Gardens, located in the San Francisco Filipino Cultural District, Soma Pilipinas, for “Baked.&quot;The event highlighted cannabis culture with the rich flavors of Filipino heritage.&quot;We providing space for vendors, our communities of colors, our cannabis sponsors who are also marginalized folks,&quot; said Kapwa Gardens general manager Marissa Macayan. [It&#x27;s] about re-indigenizing plant medicine.”Malaya Botanicals is a Filipino-owned business that sells premium CBD products. It offered plant-powered drinks for the first time during the event.“We actually have a CBD sangria,&quot; said Rolando Barton. &quot;We also have Sarap Shop’s Halo Halo CBD Milk Tea. We&#x27;re also doing our own calamansi, CBD mocktail.&quot;Dear Flor, on the other hand, specializes in Filipino cannabis gummies that promote healing and wellness with Filipino flavors like calamansi, ube, and buko pandan.“They are vegan,&quot; said Lisa Angulo Reid, &quot;where we can use organic ingredients. So, it&#x27;s just a well-crafted gummy.&quot;Reid added: &quot;I think people do like having a sweet alternative. It&#x27;s indulgent, that tastes like ube boba, like, how could you not like how could you not like that?”Legal cannabis can be found in 38 of 50 states in America for medical use, and in 24 states for recreational use.Fil-Ams who joined the celebration in San Francisco hope that growing conversations can break the stigma of cannabis.“My, thing is that it&#x27;s very natural,&quot; said Grace Augustine. &quot;Some people use it to help. Their anxieties are different, for different reasons. If that&#x27;s what they need, so be it.”

A gathering in San Francisco highlights Fil-Am businesses that use medical cannabis and celebrates its positive and holistic appeal.

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SF Fil-Ams: Growing conversations can help end stigma on cannabis

SF Fil-Ams: Growing conversations can help end stigma on cannabis

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Rommel Conclara | TFC News San Francisco

Published Apr 27, 2024 08:01 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 27, 2024 08:14 PM PHT

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