Nelly-headlined festival to feature Cannabis Carnival – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

A Springfield-based cannabis event company is hosting its first event at Table Rock Lake this month.

Queen City Buds is hosting its Cannabis Carnival at the Show-Me Fest: Nelly & Friends concert at Black Oak Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 19. The carnival, open 4:30-8:30 p.m., will be available to all patrons of the festival who are 21 and older.

Marijuana consumption, of both smokables and edibles, will be allowed inside the carnival, which will be gated off from the rest of the music festival.

Thrive Branson West Dispensary will have a table set up at the carnival, offering marijuana information, promotional materials and edible samples, Queen City Buds co-founder Paul Allen said. The samples will not contain any THC, however, as that sort of distribution would be illegal under Missouri’s marijuana law.

More than 20 vendors, including Sleepy Treats Grow Supply & Toke Shop, Sugar Hy, Candys Cannabis Corner Cafe, Captain Redbeard Seeds, 2 Chicks & a Head Shop and The Lake Store will be at the carnival.

Queen City Buds is also hosting a talent show during the carnival, open to all types of performers. Prizes range from smoke shop and restaurant gift cards to Queen City Buds promotional materials, Allen said. The talent show starts at 6 p.m. Those wishing to participate should message Queen City Buds on Facebook before the event.

Allen and Travis Porter founded Queen City Buds in August but have wanted to introduce cannabis-friendly events to the Ozarks for a few years.

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