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The Illinois Marijuana Market Gets Even
Hotter with $4.20 Cannabis Consumption
Lounges
Illinois' legal marijuana market is booming and no consumption lounges are here!
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Why are Cannabis Consumption Lounges Hitting Big In
Illinois?
The rate at which cannabis consumption lounges (https://cannabis.net/blog/news/better-than-a-dispensary-excitement-
around-cannabis-consumption-lounges-hits-a-fever-pitch-acro) in Illinois are raking in good money is serving as an
inspiration to other states that have plans to establish these cool spots.

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After Illinois approved cannabis legislation, the government acted on the need to provide safe spaces for cannabis
users. Smoking weed In public remains illegal, but thankfully cannabis lounges have opened up and smokers have been
visiting these spaces at a record rate. Pot cafes (https://cannabis.net/blog/opinion/pot-cafe-your-million-dollar-green-
rush-business) may be off-the-cuff term for them, but they are going to be big business!
Consumption Lounges In Illinois
Illinois approved the use and sales of retail cannabis in the early part of 2020. The state took 18 months after the
measure was passed to set up the regulatory bodies and other necessities. While this went on, it also issued permits to
applicants that wanted to set up cannabis lounges.
The time duration may have been shorter than this if the world had stayed 'pandemic-less'.
Finally, the highly anticipated cannabis bars opened their doors for business sometime in July. As at the time this article
is being written, there are only two lounges that have opened up for business. According to reports, more of these
cannabis lounges are on the verge of opening their spaces for daily operations.
Since their opening in July, these two opened lounges have entertained thousands of cannabis users. These visitors at
first visited the lounge out of curiosity, but then they got drawn in and continued to have regular visits.
How the cannabis lounges operate
The lounge is opened only to adults at least 21 years of age. From the existing legislation, cannabis lounges are not
permitted to sell any amount of weed to their customers. Users are mandated to bring their products while visiting
these establishments. Plans are underway to modify this, but for now, lounge owners and visitors have to maintain the
status quo.
They make their revenue by charging customers to enter the legal spaces. They also create social gatherings for
cannabis users to share weed among themselves while networking at the same time.
Operating Lounges In Illinois

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For now, only two cannabis lounges are in business.
Located in Sesser, the first cannabis lounge was opened July 10 and it is called the Luna Lounge.
At Luna, customers are also required to bring their weed. All weed brought into these lunges must be legal products
kept in sealed containers from registered dispensaries.
The space offers smoking papers, pipes, and other delivery devices for sale or rent. Whenever customers are unable to
finish their buds, they are offered legal bags to carry the leftover pot home.
Luna has generated a lot of revenue, being the first to open the licensed space. The lounge charges $4.20 as an entry
fee for all customers. This is separate from the cost of rented or purchased devices within the space. On a normal night
in Luna lounge, there are video, card, and board games available for the guests' pleasure.
The second cannabis lounge operating in Illinois is Aromas Hookah Bar. It is located in Dekalb. However, it is more
expensive to access than Luna. Dekalb charges #12 as an entry fee and it only operates for about four to six hours daily.
The bar has a menu that contains snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, like other bars, patrons are to bring in their pot. It
also entertains in the form of arcade games and music.
Both venues have been successful in their dealings since they got established. It is worthy to note that there have not
been any reports of violence from any of the facilities. Patrons have been very organized and respectful in their
dealings.

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New Lounges on the way
During summer, the city council got to work on zoning locations for cannabis lounges in towns. They were also
contacted by the Trinity compassionate Care Centers. The founder and vice president of this company, Ronald
DiGiacomo has shown interest in investing in cannabis lounges.
Plans are underway in West Pretoria to open a cannabis lounge before the year runs out. The investors say the place
will be known as 'High Harbor', it is to be established on the same site that used to host the former sky harbor steak
house.
From the announcements made by the investors, the space would organize events that have to do so with comedy,
music, and educational themes. Even corporate events and yoga classes will be added as time goes on. Christiana
Patellaro, a real estate agent working with the investors said that renovations would be completed soon, and the
establishment will open by late fall.

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The opening event of High Harbor will be held outdoors on September 10 and 11. High Harbor and Trinity plan to make
this a two-day event to draw in more publicity.
They've also announced to the public that there would be no on-site sales of cannabis, so customers are to bring the
pot they intend to consume.
The event would feature artisans, music, live art, and vendors. Patellaro also added that High harbor promises to be a
creative environment for people to enjoy their pot.
Another proposed location for a cannabis lounge in Illinois is in Carbondale. An adult-use cannabis dispensary,
Consume Cannabis, will be the main investor in this project. This would be a unique establishment because the store
would be offering a consumption area within their dispensary. It means customers can have the choice of buying their
cannabis at the location.
The fun fact is that Carbondale already has an existing cannabis culture, even the resident university, Southern Illinois
University has a history of being a hippie town in the 1960s and 1970s. It would not be unusual to find the old folks
visiting this lounge once it opens up.
The lounge will also give interested students that are above 21 years a chance of experiencing the cannabis culture from
way back.
Bottom Line
There are other investors who are ready to open up cannabis consumption lounges within Illinois, the only factor
delaying this is the city council zoning system.
The happenings in the Illinois community will also serve as an encouraging blueprint to not only other cannabis legal
states but to the federal government and other international countries.
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