The venue, dubbed Dean Ween’s Honeypot Lounge, is set to open on Denver’s “Green Mile,” a stretch in the southern part of the city filled with dispensaries.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Denver Set To Open First Cannabis-Friendly Concert Venue In April
The venue, dubbed Dean Ween’s Honeypot Lounge, is set to open on Denver’s “Green Mile,” a stretch in the southern part of the city filled with dispensaries.
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Anyone thats been to any music festival like FYF, Coachella, or Outside lands knows that you can smoke weed and fully get away with it. Going to concerts is much more than just the music, its about the lifestyle and celebrating the people that listen and create music- and often times, these people smoke weed. I think that this is a step in the right direction in normalizing the use and consumption of marijuana on a public level. I also think that in states like Colorado and California, where weed is already legal, this just seems like a great way of making money. It would work the same way that the sales of cigarettes and alcohol works, you buy it and you use it. Its a new day in the age of concerts and festivals where you don't have to worry about the simple act of smoking marijuana being a criminal act.
I definitely have to agree with Shahzad that at most outdoor concert venues (and honestly a lot of indoor concert venues) people get away with smoking weed all the time, because there are a lot of people who just enjoy music in this way. The Honeypot Lounge (while yes is technically a concert venue) looks more like a hookah lounge or casual bar than a concert venue, especially after looking at their website and seeing more about how they have a membership system that involves a bong/rig library and video game lounge- but it also sounds like that is the design intention of the owner who wants to create a “geographic extension of [his} living room, [his] studio, and [his] man cave”. With all being said, as the legalization of marijuana does begin to spread you are going to see more places (especially smaller venues like this one) that spark up allowing people to enjoy the recreational usage of weed in public entertainment spaces, and I think it will be very interesting to see how they are incorporated (if they are incorporated) into society.
I am honestly shocked that this is thing and it’s actually really cool. I’m really wondering how many people are going to show up and if there is gonna be any kind of backlash towards this event. I think it’s very controversial but it’s legal in Denver so I’m curious to see how it all plays out in the end. I also thinks its really unique that they offer stand up comedy and film screenings at this festival because that's something that I know would not only save me but keep me from falling asleep. When going to festivals and concerts is hard not to over work yourself and get malnourished, habing places to sit and relax is something that I feel like every festival should offer. Normally you can’t even find a place to sit so I think it was really smart to give a variety of things to do when going to this one festival so you can get the most out of your time and money.
This is such an interesting concept. I understand what Shahzad and Mary Emily are saying about outdoor venues and how this could possibly turn the venue into simply a casual venue more than a concert venue. I however am I interested to see if it simply turns more into a thing like alcohol at concerts. Something that is socially apart of the event but more of as an enhancer than a purpose. I feel that currently with out door concerts and music festivals weed becomes another part of the event or a larger part of the event when doing at a concert rather than something that enhance your experience. Only time can tell exactly how this kind of venue will go. Handling things like driving under the influence after the event is where I have a bit of confusion and creating an environment that is still about the music in the end is something interesting and will be important to keeping the idea afloat.
My first response upon reading this was to wonder if that wasn’t already legal? I’ve been to concerts which allowed alcohol and smoking before, so I figured that if weed was legal in a state, it would mean most venues became cannabis friendly by default. But I supposed that’s not the case. So then my second question is, why didn’t this type of venue appear sooner? Were they waiting on legal dispensation from their state or municipality? Or is it a liability risk? I suppose there’s insurance to contend with, as well as health and safety factors. Either way I suppose I’m glad this venue has set a precedent, and I’m sure many others will follow. Soon it’s likely that they’ll be able to dispense recreational cannabis at these venues. It’s no secret that music and cannabis use have gone hand in hand for forever. At least now music lovers have a safe and friendly place to go.
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