It was nothing but fun and 420 at the Cannabis Culture Carnival this past Sunday.
The Joint Smoke Shop hosted their annual carnival to celebrate six years of business with several food trucks, marijuana-themed carnival games, a glass blowing competition and a concert performed by rapper and musician Afroman.
In addition to the several activities, the carnival also provided local artists a space to gain exposure and potentially sell their work. Owner of The Joint Morgan Lindskog said this was her personal favorite aspect of the event.
We’re in a very art prevalent community. It’s really cool to bring [the artists] all together. It’s really cool to see just the average person interact with these artists so that they can see and recognize that there is a lot of people who live a life of passion and still pay their bills.” -Morgan Lindskog, owner of the The Joint Smoke Shop
Megan Blanco, who was volunteering at a tie-dye t-shirt station, said she was glad the carnival was hosting such interactive activities.
“It was really fun [volunteering],” Blanco said. “Mostly we got a bunch of ladies and a bunch of small kids coming with their parents. They had a lot of fun getting to make something on their own.”
Despite the event being almost entirely centered on marijuana, guests of all ages were welcome. The only restricted area was the line of carnival games where guests had to be over the age of 18.
Building up to the Afroman show was a glass blowing competition where competitors had the opportunity to win $1,200. Space Glass sponsored the competition, and owner Elizabeth Gosnell said both companies came together for the carnival because they have had a history of collaborating in the past.
“We do a lot of business with Morgan at The Joint,” Gosnell said. “We love to sponsor all of her events as a collaboration of business that we do together.”

Afroman performed his hour-long set, chalice in one hand, blunt in the other. Of course, he ran through his portfolio of hilarious 420 anthems including “Crazy Rap” and “Because I Got High.” Opening for him were rappers Sesugh Solomon and Big Buzz.
Preparation for the event took months according to Lindskog. Much of the time was spent collaborating with sponsors and building some of the games by hand.
Collegian reporter Henry Netherland can be reached at entertainment@.com or on Twitter @NetherlandHenry.