"The largest multi use venue in the cannabis industry will be coming to the United States in 2016. The Colorado Cannabis Ranch & Amphitheater will house a cultivation center, restaurant, rooftop bar, an onsite dispensary, and much more. This mega project is the work of the American Cannabis Partners with the planning of the industry renowned Christian Hageseth."
New York Times - Welcome to Weedstock
"At the after-party for the National Cannabis Summit — an annual conference thick with entrepreneurs and business people, held in the bowels of the Sheraton in downtown Denver — eight of us attendees boogied alongside one of the more engaging speakers, the medical researcher Dr. Suzanne Sisley, who wore throughout the party a towering, purple velvet Mad Hatter’s hat."
WeedWorthy - Legal cannabis industry veteran: We're just getting started
"Veteran cannabis entrepreneur Christian Hageseth says the legal cannabis industry is rapidly evolving and on the verge of explosive growth."
Houston Chronicle - From globizen to egotourist, new terms in the world of travel
"Weedery: There have been tours to some of the places where pot is grown, but now at least one ganjapreneur (another neologism), American Cannabis Partners, is envisioning a sophisticated spread with a variety of venues and entertainment as well as crops - the weedery is like a winery or brewery."
NorthJersey.com - Schensul: From globizen to egotourist, new terms in the world of travel
"In the spirit of school's being back in session, I thought we might do a short learning exercise today. Vocabulary — tourism vocabulary."
Idealog - On a high: Making dosh from legalising dope
"New Zealand loves marijuana. While estimates vary, somewhere between 11%-15% of New Zealanders have consumed the drug in the last twelve months. It’s the most-used illegal drug in the country, and number three most popular drug overall, behind alcohol and tobacco."
PSFK - The high end of the high life
"In opening up doors to conversation and more-informed decision-making, the entirety of the novel experience represents a major shift for major public venues. The space will raise awareness and de-stigmatize the agricultural creation of weed, ultimately creating culture around marijuana that one might find at a winery."
Hospitality Design Magazine - Special Feature: The Hospitality Effect
"Like a coffee shop or a patisserie - even a jewelry store - the goal of a dispensary is to show off the product and be a welcoming place for consumers, a hospitality-retail hybrid."
MarketWatch - Marijuana tourism is a budding industry
"Tourist interest in states and cities where it is legal to buy and consumer cannabis without a medical license has increased, according to Hotels.com search data, and new industries are seeking to serve those travelers."
Cashinbis - Colorado's First 'Weedery' Cannabis Ranch Opens in 2016
"The $35Mil. facility will include greenhouses, an amphitheater, tours of the facilities, a gift shop and a restaurant that will serve guests who visit the cannabis ranch. In addition to a possible on site cannabis testing facility, Hageseth and American Cannabis Partners are also working on a hotel addition to the property that would be cannabis friendly and allow for guests to achieve a more all encompassing cannabis experience."