Hash Bash

Michigan Marijuana Today: Hash Bash Recap

ANN ARBOR - On this edition of Michigan Marijuana Today, long-time cannabis activist Chuck Ream joins co-hosts Mike Brennan and Tim Beck to recap the 2026 Hash Bash celebration that occured April 3 on the University of Michigan Diag. Ream was one of the organizers of the first Hash Bash in the 1970s and explains

By |2026-04-15T15:25:02-04:00April 15th, 2026|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Monroe Street Fair April 1 Ann Arbor Update

ANN ARBOR - The Monroe Street Fair returns to the Ann Arbor Hash Bash to continue its two decade run. Co-founder Charlie Strackbein talks about what attendees can see at the Fair that includes dozens of cannabis vendor booths, non profits, and more. Food trucks and portable potties also meet attendees needs on both ends.

By |2023-03-30T16:49:58-04:00March 30th, 2023|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Food Trucks New For Monroe Street Fair April 1

ANN ARBOR - Charlie Strackbein, co-founder of the Monroe Street Fair, updates what’s in store on April 1 for those who attend. This year’s edition includes food trucks to help all those attending the Fair and the Hash Bash on the nearby University of Michigan campus feed the munchies. He also updates some changing regarding

By |2023-03-09T14:19:26-05:00March 9th, 2023|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan Attorney General Nessel To Speak at Hash Bash 2022 On UM Campus April 2

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will be one of the featured speakers on April 2 at the Hash Bash, the 50-year old event held on The Diag at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. Two blocks away, the Monroe Street Fair will feature products made by Michigan cannabis and hemp companies.

By |2022-03-21T16:24:22-04:00March 21st, 2022|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Virtual Hash Bash To Mark 50th Year Of Celebrating Cannabis Culture

ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be returning this year as a virtual variety-show-style production, free to the public, featuring activists and entertainers from around the state and country. The emergence of Covid-19's new "Variant of Concern" on the University of Michigan campus prompted the committee to make this year’s Hash Bash

By |2021-03-09T09:40:18-05:00March 8th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

COVID-19 Forces Monroe Street Fair Organizers To Reschedule Event For 2022

ANN ARBOR - Monroe Street Fair Founder Charlie Strackbein announced this week on the event’s Facebook page that the popular complimentary festival side of the annual Hash Bash on the University of Michigan Diag would likely not  return until 2022 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In an interview Tuesday with Michigan Marijuana

By |2020-08-12T15:57:48-04:00August 12th, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, News, Uncategorized|

Monroe Street Fair Founder Launches Michigan Cannabis Tourism & Hospitality VIP Group

ANN ARBOR - Cannabis business entrepreneur Charlie Strackbein started the Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair two decades ago to provide support for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash, a counterculture weed festival that began in April 1972 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. This year’s installment is scheduled for Saturday April 4 and will

By |2020-02-08T15:18:37-05:00February 6th, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Monroe Street Fair Update, Part Of Now Legal UM Hash Bash April 6

ROYAL OAK - Charlie Streckbein, Founder of the Monroe Street Fair, talks about the April 6 Hasbash at the University of Michigan, the first year that recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan. The Fair features dozens of merchants and a half dozen bands. To learn more, click on https://monroestreetfair.com/ Charlie Streckbein To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e164-charlie-streckbein  

By |2024-04-04T14:16:50-04:00March 29th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|