Social use

New York officials shut down a private cannabis consumption club in Cheektowaga for operating without a license but the company says no license exists for its business model.

Hightimes Holding Corp. has purchased a cannabis social consumption lounge in California for $6 million in a mostly stock deal although the current stock value for the media company is essentially zero.

Nevada has approved the rules to regulate social consumption lounges within the state and plans to award the first licenses by this fall.

Woody Harrelson, actor and cannabis advocate, has opened a cannabis dispensary and on-site consumption lounge, bar, and restaurant in West Hollywood.

Sol Cannabis, New Mexico’s first social use lounge, has opened in Las Cruces just in time for April 20.

Tetra Lounge in Denver received the city’s first social equity cannabis hospitality license and intends to have a consumption lounge open for business by 4/20.

New provincial laws in Alberta, Canada allow for the delivery and consumption of edibles and other non-smokable cannabis products at concerts and music festivals.

The director of constituent services for Atlantic City, New Jersey asked the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission to consider large-scale consumption lounges within the city.

TJ Stouder is the founder and CEO of MyHi, which offers patented stir STIKs containing water-soluble and fast-acting THC powder for a truly convenient and sociable cannabis experience.

The deadline for New York’s municipalities to ban cannabis industry operations has passed with some 42% opting out of dispensaries and 48% opting out of on-site consumption businesses.

The Rekt Café in Atlantic City, New Jersey — a members-only cannabis consumption lounge — was closed for operating without the required mercantile license and other citations and violations.

Jon O’Connor and Amy Cirincione O’Connor are the co-founders of Humboldt Social, which offers cannabis-friendly lodging, dining, and event spaces.

Cannabis lounges in parts of Illinois are providing legal public spaces for social cannabis use.

Michigan’s DTE Energy Music Theater has entered an agreement to make Lume its official cannabis brand and sell Lume products for consumption during events.

The first social-use cannabis lounge in Illinois is opening next Saturday, July 10. The Luna Lounge, in Sesser, said it already sold out tickets for the grand opening.

Starting today, it is legal for adults 21 and older in Virginia and Connecticut to possess up to 1 ounce and 1.5 ounces of cannabis, respectively.

Nevada’s Senate on Monday passed House-approved legislation to allow for cannabis consumption lounges.

Denver officials approved new rules this week establishing cannabis delivery and consumption lounges in the city. The programs are expected to be fully implemented by July.

The City Council in Denver, Colorado is poised to approve regulations establishing cannabis delivery, retail social equity licensing, and new social consumption options in the city.

Cannabis use and possession are officially legal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the state’s legalization bill into law on Wednesday.

Cannabis consumption lounges could be coming soon to Nevada under a new proposal filed last week.

Alaska’s licensed cannabis consumption lounges have been dramatically delayed, but not defeated, by the coronavirus pandemic.