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H.E.M.P. Happenings September 2017
New cannabis products and partners at High End Market Place
At High End Market Place, our goal is to offer the most consistent supply of quality cannabis, and cannabis infused products, and since January 2015 we’ve done just that. We’ve sought out the most experienced growers in the recreational marijuana industry, and we’ve worked with several of our i502 partners for over 2 years. In addition to that consistent supply and those solid partnerships, we’re always on the lookout for opportunities to partner with growers or processors that have something that adds value to our menu either because you’ve been asking about it, or we feel the standard of quality matches our mission and excites us. Keep in mind, if you’re ever looking for a specific cannabis product, please let us know and we’ll do our best to find the best of the best for you! Email us here.
Here are a few exciting new HEMP partnerships, and the cannabis products they supply:
Polar Icetracks/Gold Leaf: 6* hash, Gold hash rosin
Double Dutch: Live resin processed by ECC, flower, and pre-rolls
From the Soil: Flower
Windy River Cannabis: Flower and prerolls
Smokiez: Edibles including lozenges and fruit chews
Dogtown Pioneers: Ray’s Lemonade
Pioneer Nuggets: Flower and prerolls, and oil processed by Xtracted
Sunday Sessions featuring live music by jazz artist Extafeelz
Sunday September 24th // 1-4pm // FREE // 21+
We’ve been inviting our community into the HEMP house since April 2015 for our monthly cannabis culture event, Sunday Sessions. Each month, we host a free event where we feature local musicians or artists in performances ranging from live glass blowing to live painting, screen printing or even pumpkin carving. Sunday Sessions at HEMP invites us to check in with our community often, support those around us, and gather to share ideas both about the legal weed industry, medical marijuana and life in general.
About Extafeelz:
Extafeelz, aka Eric Blood has been doing music for over twenty years. He has background in musical theater and vocal jazz, and has played in many different bands and projects over the years ranging from metal to jazz to R&B and beyond. The current project, Extafeelz, is all about getting the most out of a very minimal setup. The focus is on the feel of the music, how it affects the listener, and the groove. He is set to release an album in the spring of 2018.
Find out more on Extafeelz’s Facebook page.
September Featured Artist: Cam Kennedy
Cam Kennedy is a fiber artist making handwoven wall hangings from all natural fibers in the dreamy PNW. She has a focus on creating work with varying texture from fibers sourced locally. She enjoys expanding her art from weaving to other forms of fiber art such as hoops, macrame & knitting.
If you want to see more, please visit Cam’s Etsy page:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/witchwoolandneedle
or like her on Facebook
Cannabis inspires artists of every caliber, and we are beyond excited to have the opportunity to showcase local work by some amazing creators in our area. If you would like to be a featured artist, or are interested in learning more about our involvement in the arts community in downtown Vancouver, WA, please email: marketing@highendmarketplace.com
Upcoming Cannabis Events in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area:
Lifted Art
9/16/2017 // 4:20pm-6:30pm // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and learn how to make Instagram worthy flower crowns with local florist Brittany Hardcastle! Flower crowns are great for Weddings, Bridal Showers, Baby Showers, Graduations, and any other celebration!
Vendor Days at High End Market Place
1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
We are excited to welcome in several of our trusted cannabis partners into the HEMP house for vendor days in September. Join us to get educated on the offerings and products by our friends at NW Wonderland, Pioneer Nuggets, and JV Ranch. Stay tuned for weed deals and promotions associated with each vendor day. Subscribe to our text campaign for more info on deals by texting “HEMPDEALS” to 33222 or sign up for our newsletter on our website’s home page.
Sunday Sessions
9/24/2017 // 1-4pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Join us for live music inside the HEMP house featuring live jazz music by Extafeelz. Our monthly cannabis culture event in downtown Vancouver, WA happens the last Sunday of every month. Free live music at a cannabis dispensary just 10 minutes from downtown Portland, OR.
Lifted Lit
9/30/2017 // 1pm-3pm // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join us for a very unique writing workshop with Clark County Poet Laureate Christopher Luna! Space is limited, $20 suggested donation. Must register to attend.
H.E.M.P. Happenings August 2017
Join us August 11th & 12th for Vancouver’s Brewfest at Esther Short Park
We’re super excited to be one of the community sponsors of this year’s summer edition Vancouver Brewfest at Esther Short Park! Join us for this charity event featuring craft beer vendors from all over the Pacific Northwest. We’ll have our booth set up on Friday from 4-9pm and Saturday from 12-9pm. We’ll be offering up some non-infused samples, playing corn hole, and answering any questions you may have about recreational and medical cannabis, and what’s going on currently in the industry. Things are changing very quickly, specifically with medical cannabis, and with 90% of our staff trained as medical marijuana consultants, we have the information you are looking for. Join us to enjoy a refreshing beer, and hang with us for this summer’s Vancouver Brewfest! For tickets or to become a volunteer visit : http://vancouverbrewfest.com/about-brewfest/
Sunday Sessions featuring local reggae band Collection of Lone Souljahs / CoLoSo
Sunday August 27th // 1-4pm // FREE // 21+
We’ve been inviting our community into the HEMP house since April 2015 for our monthly cannabis culture event, Sunday Sessions. Each month, we host a free event where we feature local musicians or artists in performances ranging from live glass blowing to live painting, screen printing or even pumpkin carving. Sunday Sessions at HEMP invites us to check in with our community often, support those around us, and gather to share ideas both about the legal weed industry and life in general.
About Collection of Lone Souljahs
Collection of Lone Souljahs is just that: a group of talented musicians who met while playing their own individual solo acts in Vancouver, WA. Every Coloso show is filled with good times, chill vibes, dancing and happy faces all around. Coloso brings the island sunshine to brighten any room, and they never fail to deliver a smile to your face.
In 2016, they released their first full length album, “This is the Life”, produced and engineered by B&W Records in Portland, OR. They’ve since played with such acts as Sol Seed, Fayuca, Bachaco, One Drop, Piracy Conspiracy, Sammy J., Ekolu, Ho’ Onua, House of Shem, and Grammy award winners, Morgan Heritage, among many others. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram and keep up with their new music, upcoming shows, events and other Coloso news.
colosoband.com, #colosoband, facebook.com/colosoband
July 2017 Featured Artist: Pop Octopus / Chris Stevens
Pop Octopus is an extension of a brain warped by growing up on too much science fiction, monster movies and comic books. He’s not searching for truth or making a statement about the nature of man, he makes the pretty eye candy that goes POP! All of his work is hand screenprinted and painted right here in Vancouver Washington, walking distance from where you’re standing at this moment in time and space.
All of Steven’s work is made from a place of love for the subject matter in the painting. Stevens makes it because it’s in his head waiting to get out. He’s been selling his wares in one form or another in this corner of the great Pacific Northwest for the past ten years or so. Stevens is a native to this fine corner of the country and love this place and all of the beauty in it.
Call it fan art, call it pop art, call it what you will, Stevens just hopes you enjoy looking at it as much as he enjoys making it. Pop Octopus is open to commission work as well as retailing in stores.
If you want to see more, please visit Pop Octopus’s online store:
www.popoctopus.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/popoc
Instagram:
@pop_octopus
Cannabis inspires artists of every caliber, and we are beyond excited to have the opportunity to showcase local work by some amazing creators in our area. If you would like to be a featured artist, or are interested in learning more about our involvement in the arts community in downtown Vancouver, WA, please email: marketing@highendmarketplace.com
Upcoming Cannabis Events in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area:
Lifted Yoga
8/6/2017 // 11am // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other health conscious cannabis users at this monthly yoga session in downtown Vancouver, WA. BYOC. Cannabis friendly Hatha yoga taught by international yoga instructor Aaron Goodman.
Fairwinds Manufacturing Vendor Day : 20% off all Fairwinds Cannabis Products
8/11/2017 // 11-1pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Join us as we welcome the leading medical cannabis producer/processors in the state of Washington. Fairwinds manufacturing is setting the standard for medical cannabis here in our state, and they have answers to your questions about medical cannabis and how it can help you. Fairwinds processes each and everyone of their products using only the cannabis they grow in-house, and they bring to market the best cannabis infused tinctures, capsules, cartridges, hot cocoa, and the number one selling cannabis topical in the market: Flow Gel. You do not want to miss this vendor day with our friends, and innovators, Fairwinds Manufacturing! Enjoy 20% off their entire product line in-house while they are here.
Sunday Sessions 8/27/2017 // 1-4pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Join us for live music inside the HEMP house featuring local reggae band Collection of Lone Souljahs / CoLoSo! Our monthly cannabis culture event in downtown Vancouver, WA happens the last Sunday of every month. Free live music at a cannabis dispensary just 10 minutes from downtown Portland, OR.
H.E.M.P. Happenings July 2017
Want early access to new products as well as exclusive specials? Text HEMPDEALS to 33222!
As most of you know, we have several in-house cannabis specials on everything from flower to edibles and concentrates each week, and we wanted to make it even easier for you to know what’s up! We’re excited to announce the launch of our HEMPDEALS text campaign, and encourage you to opt in if you want to be in the know about our weed deals, and special exclusive drops of wax and limited edition products! Also, we would love feedback about what kind of deals you’d like to receive in text, let us know by emailing marketing@highendmarketplace.com!
Sunday Sessions featuring Vancouver favorites Colin Ranney & Aron Schur
Sunday July 30th // 1-4pm // FREE // 21+
We’ve been inviting our community into the HEMP house since April 2015 for our monthly cannabis culture event, Sunday Sessions. Each month, we host a free event where we feature local musicians or artists in performances ranging from live glass blowing to live painting, screen printing or even pumpkin carving. Sunday Sessions at HEMP invites us to check in with our community often, support those around us, and gather to share ideas both about the legal weed industry and life in general.
About Colin Ranney Music & Aron Schur:
Colin Ranney & Aron Schur are two singer/songwriters who have been developing their unique sound all around the Vancouver/Portland area together and separately for over a decade. In addition to collaborating in the bands Sell The Farm and Part Time Perfect, Colin & Aron frequently perform trading songs and melodies as an acoustic duo. Colin Ranney’s solo album ‘& Friends’ came out in July of 2015 and the debut album from Part Time Perfect was released April 2017
July 2017 Featured Artist: Greg Bee
“Already an art major, Greg had a cerebral aneurysm in 2014 which altered his perception and emotional response to making art. Greg focuses on mixed media with each piece of art utilizing several mediums and skills. Major themes include mythology, archetypes, and symbolism. Working as a nanny and a wine steward, Greg carefully puts aside time for friends and video games.”
Facebook.com/gregbeeart
Greggybee@gmail.com
Cannabis inspires artists of every caliber, and we are beyond excited to have the opportunity to showcase local work by some amazing creators in our area. If you would like to be a featured artist, or are interested in learning more about our involvement in the arts community in downtown Vancouver, WA, please email: marketing@highendmarketplace.com
Upcoming Cannabis Events in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area:
LIFTED Art
7/29/2017 // 4:20pm // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other creative cannabis users at this monthly art session in downtown Vancouver, WA. All art supplies included, BYOC. Cannabis friendly art class led by artist Russ Mason.
Lifted Yoga
7/16/2017 // 11am // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other health conscious cannabis users at this monthly yoga session in downtown Vancouver, WA. BYOC. Cannabis friendly Hatha yoga taught by international yoga instructor Aaron Goodman.
SPOT botanicaSEATTLE Vendor Day
7/14/2017 // 1-4pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Join us as we welcome one of the leading edibles processors in the state, and our friends, botanicaSEATTLE. botanicaSEATTLE offers the highest quality cannabis infused chocolates, THC and CBD infused mints, weed infused cookies, as well as cannabis infused BOND sensual oil, and so much more. We’re proud to carry each of their brands, and we know you’ll learn a lot from Kandi and the crew!
Sunday Sessions 7/30/2017 // 1-4pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Join us for live music inside the HEMP house featuring local Vancouver, WA favorites Colin Ranney & Aron Schur. Our monthly cannabis culture event in downtown Vancouver, WA happens the last Sunday of every month. Free live music just 10 minutes from downtown Portland, OR. PLUS! Our friends from Cannaman Farms will be here as well to hang and answer any questions you may have about their unique cannabis strains and bubble hash! RSVP here.
Sex and Cannabis 101
Its only natural that with the proliferation of legalized cannabis that it would find its way into our bedroom. Sex is great, but have you tried it ooooon weeeeed!? For many people, part of the appeal of marijuana is its rumored aphrodisiac-like qualities. Despite the fact that this substance has the ability to enhance mood and reduce inhibitions, much in the way that alcohol does, it may also have some undesired effects on a person’s libido, perhaps depending on amount taken and strain ingested. High Times has a top 10 list of strains that will get your blood flowing for your horizontal activities, which seem to be a rather even number of sativa and indica strains, even including some hybrids, although I have always felt that sativa dominant strains seem to suit me better (but I’m not a scientist, just a connoisseur). Otherwise I might get locked into a Netflix binge instead of a Netflix and chill binge.
Another secondary benefit of enjoying time with your significant other after having smoked or ingested cannabis is increased stamina. Who doesn’t want to last longer in bed? You become the superman of sexual partners when you introduce weed into the picture. According to a study cited on About, 75% of participants reported an increase in the duration of their sexual encounters when they smoked weed beforehand. Although I will add that I personally sometimes just forget what I’m doing while I’m high and zone out, so that might help with the stamina issues. Either way it’s a plus! But it isn’t just beneficial for men. Women are even more likely than men to report enhanced sexual desire with marijuana use. In one study, 90% of women reported that marijuana increased feelings of sexual pleasure and satisfaction to varying degrees, and 40% of women reported that marijuana increased the quality of their orgasm.
In addition to smoking or ingesting cannabis, there are also products like Bond Sensual Oil by our trusted partners, Washington based botanicaSEATTLE, that offer another dimension of bedroom fun, in the form of cannabis oils, specifically meant for vaginas. Sadly, I don’t have a vagina; otherwise I would have gladly given a first-hand testimonial account of the mind blowing effects of these products. Bond sensual oil is made from extracted cannabis oil and coconut oil. Meant for application in and around the clitoris, inner and outer labia as well as internally. However be warned that all of these sensual cannabis products are oil based, so DO NOT use them with condoms that are latex based. What will it feel like? Some women will experience feelings of enhanced warmth, tingling, and relaxation; some feel an ‘urgency’ and a feeling of fullness; while others have found it easier to reach orgasm or even have multiple orgasms. While using BOND it is not unusual to have longer and more intense orgasms. Check out these real BOND testimonials here, and pick up BOND next time you visit High End Market Place.
-KRG
H.E.M.P. Happenings June 2017
Tune in to High End Market Place’s Cannabis YouTube channel
We’ve been busy the last 6 months generating some cool videos for your viewing pleasure. We’ve filmed some historic cannabis culture events and highlighted some of our favorite vendors and products. Check out the following HEMP cannabis video series at our YouTube channel:
HEMP Visits
In this series, we take you inside the legal weed producer and processor facilities around the state of Washington. If you’re interested in who is growing the chronic you’re smoking, watch these to learn more!
Sunday Sessions
Every last Sunday of the month from 1-4pm, we host cultural cannabis events where we feature live music or art by local musicians inside the HEMP house. Check out past Sunday Sessions, as well as other cultural events.
Budtender’s Choice videos on Instagram
In this series, we ask our budtenders what they’re smoking, eating, and enjoying from the shelves of HEMP. We are proud to smoke what we sell, and excited to share that with you. Check out these videos exclusively on Instagram.
All videos done by our friends at SL Films!
For more information on event details, sign up for our weekly newsletter here!
Sunday Sessions featuring local duo Beefsoupclover!
Sunday June 25th // 1-4pm // FREE // 21+
We’ve been inviting our community into the HEMP house since April 2015 for our monthly cannabis culture event, Sunday Sessions. Each month, we host a free event where we feature local musicians or artists in performances ranging from live glass blowing to live painting, screen printing or even pumpkin carving. Sunday Sessions at HEMP invites us to check in with our community often, support those around us, and gather to share ideas both about the legal weed industry and life in general.
Featured this month: Local Vancouver, WA favorites Beef Soup Clover. Amery and Jake will be throwing down some incredible originals and favorite covers! Don’t miss this one of a kind cannabis culture event.
June 2017 Featured Artist: Diane Irby
Mixed media, photography, assemblage and hand embroidered works created by Vancouver artist, Diane Irby, will be on exhibit in the front parlor gallery of High End Market Place throughout the month of June.
Diane Irby is a multidisciplinary artist, environmentalist, explorer & hopeless romantic. Her art career was established in Detroit, where she spent years urban exploring, photographing her environment, & creating mixed media works with ephemera harvested from the abandoned locations she’d visit. She went on to become a well known curator of art events in the Detroit area, was invited to exhibit her first solo show at the esteemed Scarab Club of Detroit, & in 2014 was named Best Detroit Local Artist.
Diane’s artwork can be found in collections & galleries throughout the U.S. & across the globe. She is well sought after for her work as an artistic portrait photographer, & has been featured in numerous art publications. Most recently, Diane’s art was featured on Portlandia, Season 7 (American TV show).
Diane’s aesthetic is often a mix of antiquated imagery & colors. In her photography & mixed media works she brings to light the beauty in sadness, nostalgia, solitude, longing & decay.
She takes special interest in using genuine ephemera & materials, many of which come directly from abandoned locations and antique auctions, adding another level of authenticity to the emotions evoked by the work.
In the summer of 2015, Diane moved across the country to settle in Vancouver, WA with her daughter & fiance, outsider artist Justin Aerni. Together they live & create in a cottage on a little hill with their two cats. Find out more about Diane Irby at dianeirby.com
Cannabis inspires artists of every caliber, and we are beyond excited to have the opportunity to showcase local work by some amazing creators in our area. If you would like to be a featured artist, or are interested in learning more about our involvement in the arts community in downtown Vancouver, WA, please email: marketing@highendmarketplace.com
Upcoming Cannabis Events in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area:
LIFTED Art
6/17/2017 // 4:20pm // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other creative cannabis users at this monthly art session in downtown Vancouver, WA. All art supplies included, BYOC. Cannabis friendly art class led by painter Brittany Scott.
Lifted Yoga
6/18/2017 // 11am // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other health conscious cannabis users at this monthly yoga session in downtown Vancouver, WA. BYOC. Cannabis friendly Hatha yoga taught by international yoga instructor Aaron Goodman.
Greenlabs Vendor Day
6/9/2017 // 3-6pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
We’re so excited to welcome in one of our favorite edible processors Greenlabs! Greenlabs will join us from 3-6pm and will have information on your favorite cannabis infused edibles in the market including infused truffles, 7 layer bars, and their Swift cannabis infused hard candies!
Sunday Sessions + Cannaman Vendor Day
6/25/2017 // 1-4pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Join us for live music inside the HEMP house featuring local Vancouver, WA favorites Beefsoupclover. Our monthly cannabis culture event in downtown Vancouver, WA happens the last Sunday of every month. Free live music just 10 minutes from downtown Portland, OR. PLUS! Our friends from Cannaman Farms will be here as well to hang and answer any questions you may have about their unique cannabis strains and bubble hash!
H.E.M.P. Happenings May 2017
High End Market Place gearing up for a summer filled with fun events and lots of chronic weed!
Summertime and the livin’s HIGH. We’re super excited about the summer event’s we’ve got planned for you! The High End team will be kickin’ it at this year’s Brewfest at Esther Short Park on August 11th and 12th, as well as a Connectfest at Heathen Estates in Ridgefield on July 24th. We’ll be posted up on Main Street and 19th for this year’s Cruisin’ the Gut on July 15th, and we’ll be throwing a huge house party for 7/10 concentrate festivities.
This summer’s Sunday Sessions lineup is looking killer with guest musicians and artists such as Collection of Lone Soul Jah’s, Sell the Farm, and live glass blowing by Subliminal Glass. We’ve also got 2 vendor days with our trusted partners planned each month beginning with Avitas Agriculture this month on May 12th. Remember, each event we offer huge savings on the highest quality cannabis, concentrates and edibles!
For more information on event details, sign up for our weekly newsletter here!
Sunday Sessions feat. an acoustic performance by Dos Sorella
Sunday May 28th // 1-4pm // FREE // 21+
We’ve been inviting our community into the HEMP house since April 2015 for our monthly cannabis culture event, Sunday Sessions. Each month, we host a free event where we feature local musicians or artists in performances ranging from live glass blowing to live painting, screen printing or even pumpkin carving. Sunday Sessions at HEMP invites us to check in with our community often, support those around us, and gather to share ideas both about the legal weed industry and life in general.
Featured this month: Toshina and Natasha have been playing music together for almost 20 years. They’re identical twins that were born and raised in the Northwest. Individually and together they’ve played music from folk, to blues, to contemporary, and rock.
Both of the girls play guitar and sing and along with that Tasha plays the ukulele and hand drum. They both write their own music and ran open mics for over 10 years downtown Vancouver. They’ve played shows with amazing Hawaiian musicians such as Anuhea, Mike Love and Paula Fuga. And you can catch them from time to time at open mics around town.
May 2017 Featured Artist: Thomas Alsen
As most of you know, we feature local art in the front gallery space of our recreational and medical retail shop. We do this to highlight the natural convergence between cannabis and its cultural influence over the years, which we hope elevates your shopping experience with us.
Throughout the month of May, we are stoked to be showing the work of local Vancouver resident and artist, Thomas Alsen. Thomas is a painter and collector of 70s classic rock posters.
Originally from California, Thomas has resided in the Pacific Northwest for the past 20 years.
Cannabis inspires artists of every caliber, and we are beyond excited to have the opportunity to showcase local work by some amazing creators in our area. If you would like to be a featured artist, or are interested in learning more about our involvement in the arts community in downtown Vancouver, WA, please email: marketing@highendmarketplace.com
This year’s 4/20 House Party was a huge success…thanks to YOU.
Last month, we had an EPIC 4/20 house party and we want to thank our community for coming out to show support for High End Market Place and legal cannabis! Bleu Door Bakery for providing delicious treats, Heavenly Buds for rocking their vendor booth (and rocking their interview with KATU news!), Subliminal glass for the awesome live glass blowing entertainment, Couve Cycle for taking us on a one of a kind 4/20 party bike experience, and Garcia Birthday Band for bringing the house down with their throwback jams! And of course thank you to our HEMP manager/cannabis photographer extraordinaire NW Chronic Photography and the crew at SL FILMS for capturing these epic events! We also want to acknowledge each of our i502 cannabis partners for consistently supplying us with only the best products in the market- we wouldn’t be where we are without you! Cheers to another successful 4/20 holiday! Sunshine Farms, Fairwinds, @Greenlabs JV Ranch, Avitas Blue Roots Cannabis, X-Tracted Laboratories, SKöRD Marijuana Green Labs LLC
Upcoming Cannabis Events in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area:
LIFTED Lit
5/20/2017 // 4:20pm // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other creative cannabis users at this monthly art session in downtown Vancouver, WA. All art supplies included, BYOC. This is a very special edition of LIFTED art as Clark County Poet Laureate will join us to write and discuss poetry!
Lifted Yoga:
5/21/2017 // 11am // 1920 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Get LIFTED and join other health conscious cannabis users at this monthly yoga session in downtown Vancouver, WA. BYOC.
Avitas Vendor Day:
5/12/2017 // 3-6pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
Bring your questions for Avitas agriculture, processors of the highest quality co2 oil vape cartridges in the i502 market! We’ll be hosting them from 3-6pm and featuring specials on their high quality cartridges!
Sunday Sessions: 5/28/2017
5/28/2017 // 1-4pm // 1906 Broadway Vancouver, WA
We are stoked to welcome Tasha and Shina Romero to HEMP to play a very intimate acoustic set for our monthly cannabis culture event in downtown Vancouver, WA. Just 10 minutes from downtown Portland, OR.
Cannabis Lounges in Legal States
Are cannabis lounges legal in the Pacific Northwest? What about in other states that have recently legalized marijuana? What does the future for lounges in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA look like?
Legal cannabis passed in Colorado and Washington state in 2013. And As of November 9, 2016, the use of both recreational and medicinal marijuana has been legalized in additional states of Oregon, Nevada, Maine, Alaska, Massachusetts and California. With an ever growing number of states that have legalized recreational marijuana, “Pot Tourism” is also on the rise. I think that prior to legalization, a lot of people, myself included, envisioned pot cafes on every corner similar to Amsterdam where you could purchase your flower and roll one up and just enjoy a nice cup of coffee with your legally obtained cannabis. That was in fact the only thing that I had to do when I had a 12 hour layover in Amsterdam a few years ago and I still remember it fondly to this day.
Here in Pacific Northwest, that idea was pioneered by Madeline Martinez and the World Famous Cannabis Café in Portland, OR. However, in early 2016 amid threats of daily fines, the WFCC was forced to shut its doors leaving the NW Cannabis Club the only currently operating cannabis club in the Portland area. Lawmakers expanded Oregon’s Indoor Clean Air Act in 2015 to prohibit the use of devices such as vaporizer pens and e-cigarettes in public areas and workplaces. Marijuana was also added to the law, which initially targeted only tobacco. The indoor clean air law includes exemptions for two types of businesses: cigar bars, where patrons may smoke cigars, and smoke shops, where tobacco consumption is allowed. Both kinds of businesses must be certified by the state.
Don’t expect one here in Vancouver, WA anytime soon either, as tucked inside the HB 2136 legislation, a bill hailed by the state’s marijuana industry as a way to make the heavy taxation it faces more palatable, is a provision that outlaws marijuana clubs. The new law makes operating “a club, association, or other business, for profit or otherwise, that conducts or maintains a premises for the primary or incidental purpose of providing a location where members or other persons may keep or consume marijuana on the premises” a class C felony.
Alaska has gone ahead and allowed for indoor public cannabis consumption, and the leading 2016 legalization initiatives in Maine, Massachusetts, and California all allow for some sort of on-site public consumption. So only time will tell what the state level legislation will allow. But it sadly will not happen in WA State anytime soon.
Madeline Martinez said she plans to shift her focus to lobbying for a change to the clean air statute in 2017.
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At HEMP we proudly serve both recreational and medical customers. In 2016, High End Market Place was the first cannabis dispensary to be licensed under the new WA State Department of Health medical marijuana program. Since then, we have registered thousands of patients, and have given them access to the highest quality, most ethically sourced cannabis products in the market. Our store is truly Vancouver’s one stop for the best Cannabis Dispensary.