Wednesday, November 13, 2013

First Colorado Pot Club Closes After One Day

By Cornelius Nunev


Voters in Colorado and Washington state made daring strides in recent elections, as both states decriminalized weed use. Around two "pot clubs" have opened up in Colorado but one such pot club, the White Horse Inn, shut down after one day of operations.

Shutting pot club in Colorado

Occasionally, several states will thumb their noses at the federal government by passing laws which run contrary to federal ones or to political stances taken by elected officials. One of the more recent efforts to flip off the federals was by voters in Colorado and Washington state, where voters approved popular initiatives to decriminalize recreational use of cannabis.

It is not legal because there is still regulation; that is why it is called decriminalization rather than legalization.

According to the Huffington Post, the White Horse Inn is a "pot club" in Colorado where people can go and bring their own pot to smoke together. The owner of the club was attempting to get it opened on a short term schedule and accidently violated his lease rules in the process. These lounges are starting to pop up in Colorado. The White Horse Inn is just one of the two pot clubs announced in Colorado recently.

Over eagerness

People can go to a pot club and consume their pot in any way they would like in states such as Colorado and Washington where selling cannabis is illegal.

Club 64 was the other club that opened in Colorado, according to ABC, and it was named after Amendment 64 that is allowing the cannabis use. The White Horse Inn was the other option.

If White Horse owner Paul Lovato had waited 24 hours to open the business, he would have been fine. Since he opened early, he wound up getting evicted from the building by the owner. He was just a little desperate to get started, according to the Huffington Post.

Looking great for other club

There are unsubstantiated rumors Lovato was distracted by the "like...total genius of Pink Floyd" while he was reviewing the contract's conditions. Again, it is unsubstantiated.

The other pot club in Colorado, Club 64, has a more interesting model. It doesn't have a permanent location, but rather rents out spaces for events. Members pay a $29.99 fee and if they are nearby whenever or wherever a Club 64 "event" is being held, they can show up, show membership and prove they are at least 21 years of age and get as baked as they want, according to CNN.

If there's a Denny's nearby, it'll be rolling in dough after participants are done rolling doobies.



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