Squid chills to Beyonce, Becky with the Good Hair and Monterey Bay Medical Alternatives' pot bash

Del Rey Tokes…Squid was enjoying a leisurely Saturday, sipping margaritas and grubbing on shrimp tostadas when Beyonce’s visual album Lemonade came out on HBO. Squid not only loves Beyonce—Squid likes to think Squid is Beyonce when Squid is in need of fierceness. But soon after the HBO special aired, the Becky-with-the-good-hair drama sucked Squid into a whirlwind of stress. (To get caught up: One of Beyonce’s songs appears to reference her husband, Jay-Z, having a long-term affair with someone Beyonce refers to as “Becky with the good hair." And then famed fashion designer and former Seaside resident Rachel Roy (who was on the Weekly's cover in March 2012) made an Instagram post heard round the world when she referred to herself as “Becky with the good hair…#nodramaqueens.” (Shortly after the post, Beyonce's minions went after her on social media and Roy put her Instagram on lockdown.) But it made Squid think: If Beyonce can be cheated on, there’s no hope for Squid in this world.

So Squid left Squid’s lair in search of something relaxing.

To Squid’s delight, an event synonymous to the word chill was taking place just around the corner from the lair. The ultimate pot party, err medical pot party, was taking place, hosted by the Del Rey Oaks’ Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine in honor of MBAM’s one year anniversary. The official date for its anniversary was on 4/20—Squid does not kid—and the business has a lot to celebrate and, apparently, a lot of people to celebrate it with.

The pot-bonanza was at the Monterey Beach House. Squid arrived and got swagged up, with marijuana leaf bead necklaces and “I heart MBAM” stickers. Once Squid was festooned with cannabis-themed decor, Squid mingled. But Squid is shy, so Squid appreciated the free booze and food. And boy, was there food. It was munchies heaven.

Taco stand. Hot dog stand. Cheese platters. Mac and cheese. Pork tenderloin. And then the s’mores came out. Like Squid said, munchies heaven.

As Squid stuffed Squid’s face with savory treats, Squid noticed people of all ages at the event. Squid’s colleague learned attendees included medical cannabis vendors, MBAM employees, high school teachers, MBAM super fan DRO City Manager Daniel Dawson and cannabis law attorneys. Also, Squid might have been seeing double, but a Mick Jagger look alike was there entertaining the crowd, hair and lips and all.

Squid was enjoying Squidself, roasting marshmallows at a bonfire at one point when suddenly, woosh, a man dubbed the “Volcano Warrior” came out with things on fire, twirled and did things Squid has yet to learn in yoga. Squid was scared, but Squid soon noticed a lingering smell of marijuana in the air, and Squid relaxed after nasally ingesting quite a bit of it.

It was a night to be dazed, entertained and hopeful that when Monterey County and Salinas begin to roll out their own medical marijuana businesses, more parties like this will be had.