that's just a "coffee" shop in Netherlands
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That’s already a reality in some places. San Francisco, New York, and Amsterdam are some examples.
Add Spain to the list.
Some medical dispensaries even had this vibe years ago.
The difference is you can't taste other people's alcohol but you can smell others' smoke
People who are going to a place to smoke typically wouldn’t mind that. Take cigar or vape lounges, for instance. Also it’s usually people who don’t smoke weed who act like the smell of weed bothers them.
right but my point is if a group of friends want to go to a bar and some people don't smoke or like the smell of smoke then there is a problem, it's not like they can just opt not to smell smoke
Then don’t go to a weed bar, I guess. Laws are unlikely to allow weed and alcohol in the same place any time soon… though that already happens illegally at concerts and many bars I’ve been to. But people at the bars usually smoke outside. Colorado gov’t acts like all hell would break loose if people smoke and drink at the same time.
...that's why you would only go to a place like that if everyone is down. Having them for people that want to go is fine, no one is forced to go.
and drunk people can be annoying and it is hard to opt out of being around them at the bar
You can certainly smell other people's alcohol. Most pubs reek of cheap beer
Dry vaporizers (with temperature below 200C) don't have smoke so are a lot less offensive with smell, if not odorless particularly with access to fresh air.
Also people smelling of alcohol, particularly if they are drunk or drinking liquor, is definitely a thing. Also barfing. I wouldn't doubt bars having bad smells sometimes.
Yep that's the 21st Century way to party. Smoking tastes almost disgusting after making the switch.
Bars could have bar-top vape systems and you could bring your own plant materials or buy there, but you would probably have to buy a disposable nozzle for the vape systems. Each patron could use a clean disposable tip for their visit to minimize germs.
there are THC drinks where I live, always a nice option for me to have at gatherings as a non-alcohol person.
Edibles might make it better. But then you'll need to give people something to do for an hour or so before it kicks in...
California has a few of these and they’re awesome! Ive seen them in Humboldt county and LA
More friendly environment w/dry vaporizers (bag, whip, or portable/extract) so there's no smoke (and note the lack of lasting/scented steam clouds that people hate about flavored vape pens). Also edibles and the like... but that just time-delay dosed food.
I would say that drinking is a longer/more gradual experience so has more reason for a dedicated space. Though I guess the passable options that I mentioned could draw the experience out, but I've never done that so I'm not sure what that's like compared to one-and-done/hanging-out-when-high.
(though as others have said, it is a thing)
we have cannabis lounges where I live. it's mostly for tourists that cannot consume in their hotel rooms. no outside products allowed, a menu is provided along with rigs, vaporizers, bongs, etc.
I like to get and be high alone though
I've always thought this too. It's so crazy how acceptable alcohol use is compared to cannabis use when it comes to socializing for things like work.
Lol, they'd have the busiest kitchen in town.
The issue is that a lot of people that smoke weed in place would reak. I don't think many people would enjoy the smell
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Speaking as a smoker: it's a great idea until someone manages to start a fire (or deliberately sets one.) Also smoky interiors get uncleanably grimy FAST.
Your dealers home: Am I a joke to you?
Dealer? What's a dealer? Is that something I'm too Canadian to understand?
It's the guy with weed 30-40% less expensive than the guv'mint stores that also happens to be better quality 9/10 times.
(I kid to a point - I use dispensaries too, because what's not to like about picking up weed AND milk on a mini-mall grocery run - but seriously the market value for unregulated weed has plummeted something fierce since legalization. And what I've tried is pretty damn good).
A bar near me has a few cocktails that use 5mg delta9 THC instead of alcohol.
All of their alcoholic drinks can also be upgraded with 5mg thc for a few bucks more.
I went to one in Thailand. Got to borrow a bong and play billiards and Uno and stuff, it was a real nice and comfortable little place
I do hope it becomes more socially acceptable to be high in places you can be drunk, but I think the smoking aspect is always going to be an obstacle.
There are a number of coffee shops exactly like that in Cape Town
This is a great way to make a 30 minute game into a two hour game. Source: years and years of trying it.
Its hard to justify it for the same reasons we can't have Shisha bars and smoking lounges (at least where I live): 2nd hand smoke.
I can, as a non drinker, go to a bar and have myself a soda, and leave there as sober as when I walked in. If I do that in a room where everyone is smoking up, I will get high from the second hand smoke whether I want to for not.
I mean, why not just have a general social club with coffee/food, games, etc, and just step outside for a puff?
Cannabis can be edible and here in Milwaukee we're already seeing farm bill delta9 show up in bars and restaurants.
The smoke issue has been solved. I've been to cigar lounges that do not smell outside and barely smell inside, despite over a dozen people smoking sotgies in there. Massive HVAC systems and filters handle it all.
I think it is completely unacceptable to have public places where people go to get intoxicated in a society that practically requires cars.
It should be required that your uber/lyft, or bus/train ticket is prepaid in order to receive any product in these establishments.
This sounds like a great idea in a city center where cars are banned.
If they replaced individual bars rather than expanded the space where drug consumption is the basis of socializing.