Welcome to Rasta Canna Bar - Setting a Higher Bar

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The local watering hole has been a defining fixture of the American cultural and social landscape for generations. From a place where “everybody knows your name” to memories marking job promotions, historic local sporting events and celebrations from birthdays to marital unions, a local bar is more than a place to grab a drink with a buddy. It’s a unique refuge and safe haven from the harsh and complex challenges of the real world.

However, those special places went dark for a long time during the terrible days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns forced people to stop engaging in social gatherings so colorfully experienced at bars and taverns all over the country and world. No longer able to congregate at their regular cathedrals of cocktails, many have forgotten how special it felt to hang out with the gang and enjoy a few adult beverages over stories old and new.

Well, those grim and dreary days are now, hopefully, fading into the rearview mirror of history. Furthermore, as the summer sun blazes intense and bright, a new type of beverage experience is rising on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida.

This past May, Rasta Canna Bar officially opened its doors as St. Pete’s first and only all-hemp cocktail bar. Owned and operated by Nothing But Hemp, an all-encompassing hemp-based provider of Premium Delta 9 THC edibles, other cannabinoids, and hemp clothing, with locations in Minnesota and Florida and an online store, Rasta Canna Bar provides cocktails, spirits, seltzers and smoothies infused with hemp derivatives including CBD, delta-8 and delta-9 THC, CBG and CBN.

Having already participated in several festivals and markets around the Tampa-St. Petersburg area over the last year, most notably the St. Pete Pride Festival this past June, Nothing But Hemp has taken the next logical and exciting step toward providing consumers with a different type of elevated tavern and drinking experience.

“Our goal is to give people an alternative to alcohol and make people laugh, smile and feel better.”

Cleverly modeled after traditional popular drinks, Rasta Canna Bar cocktails and beverages include fun concoctions like the Stoner Sunset, High Cosmopolitan, and Dank Colada. However, what makes the experience unique and potentially healthier is that all offerings contain hemp-derived cannabinoids instead of alcohol. By perusing the full menu, customers will find a wide range of creative and tasty options.

Along with custom cocktails, RCB offers shots inspired by traditional spirits, such as delta-9 THC-infused versions reminiscent of tequila, fireball and cognac. The bar will also provide delta-9 THC seltzers, THC-infused N/A beers, and a variety of smoothies containing CBD, CBG, CBN and delta-8 and delta-9 THC. Finally, traditional non-alcoholic drinks are also available for those seeking a less elevated time.

In addition to the cool and refreshing beverage options, Rasta Canna Bar will also serve as the perfect location for corporate and community events. Likewise, live music will also be an inviting and magical fixture filling the bar with the perfect soundtrack for any social and business gathering.

Located in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District, Rasta Canna Bar is the perfect place to begin, end, or spend the entire evening. It’s time to go back outside and experience life again with friends, family and new acquaintances. What better way to connect with that community than with a new kind of beverage from a new type of bar? Welcome to Rasta Canna Bar - Setting a Higher Bar.

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