Everyone knows my name at the cannabis lounge
Remember that old TV sitcom called Cheers? The theme song was about going to a arena where “everyone knows your name.” The idea of a friendly neighborhood bar where everyone knew one another was fun however antiquated.
I have never been someplace like the bar in Cheers, until recently… But it’s not a bar, it’s a cannabis dispensary. Last year the arena added a new feature – the back patio was converted into a smokers lounge, where the patrons could just hang out; Slowly this arena became a correct hang-out spot for the cannabis patrons, as well as now it’s a arena where “everyone knows my name.” One of the smartest things they did was to build a small stage in the back corner of the cannabis smokers lounge. It’s not big enough for a band, however a single person can kneel there as well as perform, either by playing music or telling jokes. Hosting an Open Mic Night at the cannabis lounge was a fantastic way to encourage new people to come in as well as see what the shop had to offer. Some afternoons it was so popular the cannabis lounge overflowed out into the parking lot! I have made a lot of fantastic friends at the cannabis lounge, as well as although my associate and I don’t hang out at condo my associate and I see each other various times a week at the dispensary. As much as I love hanging out at the cannabis lounge, I have never signed up for Open Mic Night. I can’t sing as well as I’m not funny, I just like smoking marijuana with all of my new friends.