Oakland baseball team will host 'historic' 'family-friendly' marijuana-themed game day

The Oakland Ballers, an independent master shot squad successful Oakland, California, says it will big a "family-friendly" cannabis crippled nighttime connected July 31.

The team is partnering pinch Oaksterdam University, nan nation's first cannabis college, for nan arena held connected "Grateful Dead Night." The squad will temporarily rebrand arsenic nan "Oaksterdam Blazers" and deterioration uniforms featuring nan moniker.

"The crippled marks a historical first successful master baseball, arsenic nan Ballers go nan first master squad to partner pinch and observe nan ineligible cannabis manufacture during a unrecorded game," nan squad wrote successful a property announcement in June.

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The arena primitively began arsenic an April Fools' Day joke, the squad said, but enthusiastic instrumentality consequence drove activity to move nan stunt into reality.

According to nan organization, nan July 31 arena will beryllium "safe, inclusive and age-appropriate." Adults 21 and older are invited to committee a circuit autobus astatine 10 a.m. PT to sojourn a section dispensary and participate successful a lounge crawl featuring Oakland-certified cannabis businesses.

"More than a statement bus, nan acquisition will item nan entrepreneurs, advocates and organization leaders who fought to build Oakland’s ineligible cannabis manufacture and proceed to style its early today. For those looking to acquisition nan afloat day, this is nan spot to start," nan squad said.

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The Ballers emphasized that while nan lounge crawl is strictly for adults, nan extremity astatine nan ballpark is to create an situation that remains suitable for families.

"Any contented activations connected to nan cannabis manufacture will beryllium opt-in and require 21+ verification," nan squad added.

Oaksterdam University besides promoted nan arena connected its website, calling it nan "first family-friendly cannabis manufacture arena successful America."

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"Oakland Will Never Quit" banner hangs connected a obstruction during Oakland Ballers' inaugural location opener against YOLO High Wheelers astatine Raimondi Park successful Oakland, Calif., connected Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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Although nan arena is being billed arsenic a historical first, different master sports teams person formally collaborated pinch cannabis industries successful nan past. In 2024, nan Portland Pickles became nan first U.S. sports squad to waste THC products astatine a unrecorded sporting event, according to nan team.

MLB besides became nan first awesome master sports convention to motion a sponsorship statement pinch a CBD institution in 2022.

The Oakland Ballers did not instantly return Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

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The arena highlights nan California city's agelong history astatine nan halfway of nan marijuana legalization movement.

California became nan first U.S. authorities to legalize cookware for aesculapian usage successful 1996. In 2004, Oakland made history by becoming nan first U.S. metropolis to formally licence and modulate aesculapian cannabis dispensaries. In 2016, California voters legalized recreational marijuana usage for adults statewide done Proposition 64.