A Future With Cannabis Cafes

Colorado is currently experimenting with not only the first licensed cannabis social club in the United States, but it's the first in the world.

California is also looking to welcome cannabis lounges too, as well as Oregon, and other areas. How long might it be before you see a cannabis cafe in your very own neighborhood? If you're in Colorado, California, Washington, or Alaska, then it could be very soon.

The country's first cannabis lounge, located in Denver, is called The Coffee Joint and there's a small entrance fee if you plan to enter the cafe to consume cannabis. The cafe doesn't directly sell cannabis, though a dispensary is nearby.

In 2018, areas in California also embraced cannabis lounges that were expected to start business in the new year. This change includes cannabis cafes, lounges, and restaurants. Oregon isn't far behind, and the same change is being sought in Alaska too.

Many areas in the United States have legalized cannabis but the rules are restrictive still, leaving people with little option when they're banned from smoking it in public.

Most hotels also ban smoking, as well as many apartments etc, so even though people can consume in their private residence only, they still might not be able to do so because of building restrictions.

For those who use cannabis and who might want to interact with and meet others who also use the plant, it can be difficult, but cannabis lounges help to make that possible as well as dispensaries and they provide a safe and comfortable space that allows people to medicate, helping the community in a variety of ways.

We've already got safe injection sites in regions like Europe and Canada, and they've also been considered in the United states, which provide a venue for addicts to consume safely, there are also many bars for people to get drunk at, and countless restaurants for people to indulge in other "drugs," so why not cannabis lounges? Such a future would be a drastic transformation of scenery from a past when cages were filled and lives ruined over the peaceful consumption of cannabis.

Although you can still find many people today who are still having violence initiated against them over cannabis in the U.S., and elsewhere, at least there has been a move toward creating an environment where people feel as if they can consume and medicate in peace. It's only unfortunate that it couldn't have been organized with a voluntary approach and that there's still many restrictions and a great deal of coercion involved.

Pics:
Pic1 via VICE
Pic2 J wiggs via 420 mag

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