Hash Bash, the famous Ann Arbor celebration of cannabis, will take place on April 4 this year on the Diag at the University of Michigan at “high noon.” However, this year is going to look quite different.
There will be no Monroe Street Fair this year, an event during Hash Bash that featured cannabis and other vendors.
Monroe Street Fair owner Charlie Strackbein said in an online post: “There will be no Monroe Street Fair taking place this year. After many years, the environment around campus has changed in ways that make it impractical to produce the fair responsibly at this time. No vendor applications or commitments have been accepted for the current year. Any discussions about future years are exploratory only and remain paused while broader considerations are reviewed. Please do not assume timelines, formats, or outcomes. We appreciate the community’s long history with Monroe Street and thank you for your patience and understanding.” The cancellation is described as “a purposeful pause” and “not a closure: a deliberate reset.”…