Oct. 1 Cannabis Parties

On Thursday, October 1, all Portland medical dispensaries that have done their paper work to get a temporary permit are allowed to sell to non-OMMP cardholders. Here are the shops we know of which are planning to party in honor of the occasion.

Collective Awakenings

2823 NE Sandy Blvd. 8 pm to midnight Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Katie O'Brien's next door. 10 pm-1 am parking-lot party with the Cascadia Cruiser Bus. 21+. Free admission.

The week's first party, at Katie O'Brien's (2809 NE Sandy Blvd.), is a patient celebration and an opportunity to finally buy your favorite budtenders a drink. Expect live bands, a few drink specials, and a lot of people going for breaks out back. The Cascadia Cruiser Party Bus rolls in around 10 pm, giving attendees much-needed privacy to, well, do whatever tokers do with a bunch of cannabis samples when they're out of public sight. Leave your rigs at home.

Attis Trading Company

2606 SE Gladstone St., Suite 101. 11 am until dark. 21+. Free admission.

Ain't no party like a parking-lot party that doesn't stop until the sun goes down—is that how it goes? Attis owners have promised lots of free food, live bands all day, and giveaways (if legally allowed), and specials. Minor details are still in flux—the rules for cannabis events are being written as we speak—but Attis promises staffers will be outside all day with plenty of food and well-stocked inside should partygoers be interested. There's no safe place to consume here, so leave anything bigger than a hand pipe at home.

Cannacea

10735 NE Halsey St. 10 am, while supplies last.

This big, corporate-looking location doesn't shy from it. With reported giveaways to at least 100 recreational and medical patients, a chance to win free weed for a year, and upbeat live music, this grand opening is one October event worth stopping by. Vendor tables will be set up, along with food all afternoon.

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