Can Dispensories have smoking/vaporizing lounges?

[Caprican]

Just curious here - I've heard multiple answers and I'm hoping someone has some actual knowledge on the topic...

In California, are dispenseries/collectives able to have a room for medicating? If so, are there any rules about it or places I should be looking to learn more about it?

Couple of us are talking about starting a upscale/low price collective in the North Bay since there arn't any decent ones within 30 miles in any direction, and want to know if the vapor lounge part is even an option.

Thanks

[weednotcrack]

yeah there's alot of dispensaries in SoCal that have the Lounge.my sister been in one and they had a big ass bong

[Caprican]

Any idea where i'd find rules/regulations on having a vapor lounge? lol

[Ralta]

Can't really answer the question about dispensaries having them as I have never been in a dispensary.

However, the idea of a collective seems a good one, as there is obviously a gap in the market that needs filling. Go fill it before someone else does.

[Caprican]

Working on it Since rent is so much less here than in other parts of the bay area we should be able to offer our dankest stuff at 300/oz and make enough to pay for our overhead and decent salaries for the folks running it (us).

The markup most of the places put on their product is freaking stupid. The only place in the area we'd compete with is a total hole-in-the-wall with like bums and shit hanging outside of it, and their good stuff goes for like 500/oz - its crazy

[Smokentoke420]

I've heard of these vapor lounges, but I cant seem to grasp how they would work, at least between the state law and the dispensery house rules.

Every Dispensery i have been to has given me a flyer my first visit that names off a few of the "House Rules", which are mainly common sense, at least to me.

No pictures, no using your phone, no weapons, be respectful to neighboring bussiness's or residential homes, do not have someone waiting in the car, etc. (Well, Im sure the car thing has to do with safety and security, as well as some legal issues with transporting and/or "sharing" your medicine with non-patients.)

Anyways, we have a law thats strictly forbids driving under the influence. So, unless you can kick it at the vapor lounge until you've sobered up (by police standards) you'd either need to call a friend or family member for ride (dispenseries dont like non-patient traffic even in the parking lot because it looks suspicious), call for a taxi, or walk home.

I guess that's all plausable, I'd just be worried about the 5-0 waiting out front for medicated patients to leave the lounge and bust them for driving under the influence, which, if I remember correctly, would justify them not only suspending your drivers license, but also taking away your medical marijuana privledges, and that doesnt even include your fines and sentencing for b reaking the law.

Quick quesdtion, how long after youve smoked do you have to wait to operate a vehicle and NOT be considered still medicated by a police officer? What guidelines would he have to use?

[Caprican]

Yeah, I was thinking about that exact thing. Maybe a better idea would be to have "Gatherings" after normal store hours where patients are invited in to medicate communally and when you show up you hand in your keys, get them back an hour after you last took a hit...
I dunno, gets kinda complicated... Maybe its not worth doing the lounge part

[Caprican]

Or I guess the way to do it would be to have a designated driver pick patients up and drive them back home after

[Ralta]

Designated drivers...good idea
Shop hired minibus service for patients?

[Caprican]

Something like that, yeah

[yellow bic]

well i couldnt really tell how far along in the process of opening one up you are, but these are all good questions for your lawyer.


here in colorado i have onlybeen to onne that allowed medicating, and they had a volcano!

but i was tlaking with some other patients and they were telling me how a couple other places straight up had bongs and a tray of weed for patients to use instead of there own!


still been meaning to check that place out lol