--- title: Long Beach considers permit to allow cannabis consumption in public events description: Long Beach moves towards permits for cannabis consumption at public events, aiming to boost the local economy and elevate the city's entertainment profile. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/An%20image%20of%20Long%20Beach%20City%20Council%20discussing%20the%20potential%20permit%20for%20cannabis%20consumption%20in%20public%20events%2c%20with%20references%20to%20Snoop%20Doggs%20birthda.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Long Beach considers permit to allow cannabis consumption in public events - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) - 23 October 2024 Long Beach native Snoop Dogg just turned 53 on Oct. 20, but if the Long Beach City Council moves fast enough, he’ll be able to celebrate No. 54 by smoking a blunt in public legally. “In 2019, we started this conversation with the city and they were actually looking into it, but COVID shut it down,” said Pam Chotiswatdi, a cannabis educator with Long Beach Green Room. “Bringing this birthday party, picked it up where we left off.” Four years later, allowing any public event to have permitted cannabis use is back in front of the city council. In August, the council unanimously agreed to commission a study to see how the permit might work and how the city could manage and benefit from it. “We are looking to put Long Beach in a place to win,” said Al Austin, Long Beach City Councilmember. “It’s an economic opportunity that we see for businesses and large events." Currently, state law allows temporary permits but only with approval from the local city. Last month, the state fair in Sacramento made history by becoming the first fair in the country to allow cannabis to be sold and consumed onsite. It was deemed a big success with more than 80,000 people attending. “It shows California is a forward-thinking state. 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