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April is typically one of the busiest months for the marijuana industry in Colorado. April 20, widely known as 4/20, is the unofficial holiday for pot smokers. Many of them gather in public to celebrate the drug, which remains illegal at the federal level.When Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use in 2012, the state began seeing an influx of visitors, spurring marijuana sales, especially in April. Colorado cannabis small business owners count on the weeks leading up to the 4/20 holiday to be some of the strongest sales of the year, said Truman Bradley, executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group.Coloradomarijuana salesdropped from $153 million in April 2022 to $131 million in April 2023. The Marijuana Industry Group noted that this was the worst 4/20 in five years. SEE
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TAMPA, Fla. 鈥?Seminole Heights United Methodist Church ordered a lot of pumpkins this year. More than 4,000 and each pumpkin sold will impact the services they provide to the community.During lockdowns, all fundraising activities and large events were canceled. Churches like Seminole Heights United Methodist are still struggling to make up for th
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stanley thermos ep up some traditions and help people be able to celebrate the changing season and do something with their families in a safe environment outside, even with COVID-19. This year, the church partnered with the Hampton Terrace Community Association to share their funds. And the money raised will help support local schools.The great part about the pumpkin patch is that a non-profit donates the pumpkins to the church and the church only has to pay a percentage of their sales back to the non-profit. Our rotten pumpkins go to a pig farmer, so nothing goes completely to waste. Everything gets used, Icazawilletts said.Locals we talked to at the church tell us the pumpkin patch has been one of their year s highlights. These little things are very much appreciated to just give us a break from all that is going on, and I personally without this it would give me a little bit less to look forward to, so I love the community, Sonya Battee said. That positive energy is so
