Delaware CAN hosts happy hour at Surf Cantina
Story Location:
Big Chill Surf Cantina
19406 Coastal Highway
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States
The Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network hosted a Legal Delaware Happy Hour at the Big Chill Surf Cantina in Rehoboth Aug. 2. The event featured cannabis-themed games, raffles, prizes, items for sale and literature on cannabis legalization in Delaware.
Zoë Patchell, Delaware CAN executive director, said she was pleased with the turnout for the happy hour. She said the event was being used as a way to keep people interested in the cause while the General Assembly was out of session and as a fundraising event for the all-volunteer advocacy network.
Delaware CAN supports the passage of House Bill 110, which ends civil and criminal penalties for cannabis possession, legalizes seven illegal acts related to the possession and consumption of cannabis, and allows for mandatory expungements for possession offenses occurring prior to decriminalization. It also converts the current criminal market for cannabis to a regulated industry.
HB110 passed the House Finance and Revenue Committee June 5. It was then placed in the House Appropriations Committee, where it will sit waiting for the General Assembly to resume business in January 2020.
For more information on Delaware CAN, go to delawarecannabis.org or email info@delawarecannabis.org.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
