KavaclubRVA
Newbie
Hello,
My name is Bram and I work at KavaClub in Richmond, Va. I'm a luddite, newbie...so please advise if I should be posting this under a different thread. I introduced myself a couple months ago and wanted to follow up with some new developments and questions.
We are still not open and have been working with lawyers, researchers, advocates, media, experts, growers, state and federal regulators and kava lovers to be the first successful kava bar in Virginia. One opened previously but was shuttered by our state's dept. of health very quickly. We are trying to get our ducks in a row to avoid that outcome.
This forum and the generous community supporting it has been instrumental in helping us navigate some choppy waters over this past year.
Anyways, I'm looking for any kind of credible stories, scholarly articles, legislation or testimonials that speak to the benefits and precedents of having an 18+ vs. 21+ kava drinking age law.
I'm sure there are many opinions on all sides of this and I'm approaching with an open mind. That being said, safely sourced and prepared kava seems like an excellent alcohol alternative for college freshman who often have few other safe alternatives to the popular binge drinking culture that dominates so many American campuses.
Kavaclub is located less than a mile from Virginia Commonwealth University (where I studied social work) and it seems like many kava bars are also positioned near college campuses. I've been trying to get in touch with someone at campus life who may share our vision for a less alcohol focused student experience. We would love to partner with the university and work together to educate students about safely consuming kava.
Despite spending four years and a lot of $ at VCU, I've had very little luck connecting with the right folks around this issue. If anyone has had similar challenges or success in this area, I'd be grateful to hear what did and didn't work on your end.
Obviously, this is an especially relevant time for this conversation because Gen Z seems to be consuming less alcohol than older generations.
Anyways, I'm hoping to learn more about this issue and how other kava bar owners have navigated it.
As always, thanks for reading....and please dont hesitate to ask if anyone here at Kavaclub can help out with anything other folks are working on in this space.
Peace,
Bram
My name is Bram and I work at KavaClub in Richmond, Va. I'm a luddite, newbie...so please advise if I should be posting this under a different thread. I introduced myself a couple months ago and wanted to follow up with some new developments and questions.
We are still not open and have been working with lawyers, researchers, advocates, media, experts, growers, state and federal regulators and kava lovers to be the first successful kava bar in Virginia. One opened previously but was shuttered by our state's dept. of health very quickly. We are trying to get our ducks in a row to avoid that outcome.
This forum and the generous community supporting it has been instrumental in helping us navigate some choppy waters over this past year.
Anyways, I'm looking for any kind of credible stories, scholarly articles, legislation or testimonials that speak to the benefits and precedents of having an 18+ vs. 21+ kava drinking age law.
I'm sure there are many opinions on all sides of this and I'm approaching with an open mind. That being said, safely sourced and prepared kava seems like an excellent alcohol alternative for college freshman who often have few other safe alternatives to the popular binge drinking culture that dominates so many American campuses.
Kavaclub is located less than a mile from Virginia Commonwealth University (where I studied social work) and it seems like many kava bars are also positioned near college campuses. I've been trying to get in touch with someone at campus life who may share our vision for a less alcohol focused student experience. We would love to partner with the university and work together to educate students about safely consuming kava.
Despite spending four years and a lot of $ at VCU, I've had very little luck connecting with the right folks around this issue. If anyone has had similar challenges or success in this area, I'd be grateful to hear what did and didn't work on your end.
Obviously, this is an especially relevant time for this conversation because Gen Z seems to be consuming less alcohol than older generations.
Anyways, I'm hoping to learn more about this issue and how other kava bar owners have navigated it.
As always, thanks for reading....and please dont hesitate to ask if anyone here at Kavaclub can help out with anything other folks are working on in this space.
Peace,
Bram