Joint Lifestyle 4th Of July Cannabis Independence Celebration

When we first moved to Phoenix, we had nowhere to live. We turned to The Clarendon Hotel because of their pet friendly policy, but apparently this is one of the coolest hotels in Phoenix! The Joint Lifestyle 4th of July party isn't the first cannabis event The Clarendon has hosted, and I hope it won't be the last! ​The entire was hotel was bought out for the cannabis-centric Independence Day party. Those who chose to the stay the night received a gift box of full of medicated gifts! Our box contained hard candies from Flourish, THC Syrup from Baked Bros, Paw Puddy Hemp CBD oil from Hempful Farms, a gram of Ghost OG from Herbal Wellness Center, a palm stick from Pura Earth, a $50 gift card to Sun Valley and a t-shirt from Sublime Brands. Opening this box in my hotel room was an almost surreal way to start the party. If you would have told me last year that I would be attending a medicated 4th of July pool party at a hotel in Arizona, I would have called you a liar. 

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The event began in the early afternoon and lasted all night long. Party-goers enjoyed plenty of poolside joints, dabs and medicated food. Sunday Goods provided loads of free flowers for patients and hosted rolling competitions, and if there's one thing I know about stoners is that they love some friendly competition! I don't know who won, but there were certainly some heavy hitters in that circle of rollers. 

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Cafe Tranquilo, the hotels restaurant, had a special menu out as well. Medicated salsas and sauces were provided by Flourish to accompany tacos. As well as more medicated treats including s'mores, marinara covered meatballs and raw cannabis juice for the VIP attendees. The tacos were all really good, and the sauce had just the right amount of heat and so much flavor. The Sonora Dog I had, which should have been called a chilli dog, was clunky and hard to eat but was really enjoyable as far as taste goes. I didn't mind making the mess. 

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There's something about medicated drinks that I've never been a fan of but these Sir Newton's Original ​craft sodas were amazing. They came in Black Cherry, Kiwi Strawberry, Lemon Lime, Root Beer and Mandarin Orange. They also had mints, taffies, gummies and hard candies. These cans were 10mg, but they are available in 50mg and 100mg as well. There was certainly  no shortage of medicated munchies here!

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Vapen Clear, Tru Med and High Grade came through with plenty of rigs, e-nails and dabs to share with patients. Their booths were all busy from the beginning of the day until the end of the night. The lines moved quickly and lots of dabs were taken. I honestly expected people to have their own rigs but I didn't see any dabbing outside of the booths.  

Tru Med and Baked Bros were set up in the same booth and were giving away shirts, edibles and discounts to patients who came up and gave the wheel a spin. I won a bag of medicated gummies! All of the sponsors were so generous. General admission tickets were only $10! Making this a super accessible event  and definitely worth the entry fee. 

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There was no better way to end the night than rolling up poolside. As people retired to their rooms, went home, or tried not to pass out on the patio furniture we sparked up our last joint of the night. This was my first consumption event since living in Arizona, and I have to say it was a blast. Coming from somewhere like San Francisco, pool days were few and far between. I honestly expected to be out of my comfort zone since I never saw myself as the 'pool party type' but it all felt so...normal. I can't wait to see what's in store for my future in this community, but whatever happens I'm sure it will be a blast. 

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