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CONSUMPTION LOUNGES POPPING UP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT FIVE. I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M BRITTANY DECKER. THESE LOUNGES ALLOWING RESIDENTS A NEW WAY TO USE A WIDE RANGE OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS. WVTM 13 S LISA CRANE LIVE AND LOCAL IN AVONDALE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SOME BUD TENDERS THERE. HOW DOES THIS ALL WORK? LISA WELL, THIS IS AVONDALE APOTHECARY. IT’S KIND OF A MIX BETWEEN A CBD STORE AND A BAR, BUT HERE THEY DON’T SERVE ALCOHOL. THEY SERVE CANNABIS PRODUCTS LIKE THIS. LAUGHING LEMONADE. OR MAYBE THESE GUMMIES. THEY EVEN HAVE THESE CANNABIS FLOWERS. EVEN ON A MONDAY, THIS CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOUNGE HAS A STEADY STREAM OF CUSTOMERS. SQUEEZE THIS AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE SMELL OF WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE IN THERE AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF AVONDALE APOTHECARY. OWNER SAYS THERE IS NO TYPICAL CANNABIS CONSUMER. WE GET EVERYBODY FROM 21 TO 85, 90 YEARS OLD. SO IT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR PAIN RELIEF, WHETHER IT’S SOME OF OUR CBD BOMBS OR OR USING CANNABIS AS THEIR TRUE MEDICINE TO GET OFF PHARMACEUTICALS. THIS CANNABIS LOUNGE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A TRADITIONAL BAR THAT SERVES ALCOHOL. CUSTOMERS SAY IT’S ALL THE ENJOYMENT WITHOUT THE HANGOVER. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE THAN DRINKING AND STUFF, AND I THINK IT’S IT’S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AT ALL. I PREFER THIS OVER DRINKING ANY DAY. THEY OFFER CANNABIS GUMMIES, VAPES AND BUDS. YOU CAN GRIND AND ROLL AND RESINS. YOU CONSUME LIKE THIS. BUD TENDER WILLIAM BROWN SAYS THERE’S ONE QUESTION HE ANSWERS EVERY DAY IS THIS REAL WEED? YES, IT IS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IT IS LEGAL UNDER THE ALABAMA FARM BILL. EVERYTHING THAT WE SELL COMES IN A PACKAGE WITH COMPLIANCE ON THE BACK. SO THIS CAN BE SCANNED AND IT TELLS YOU THAT IT IS SENT IT A FARM BILL COMPLIANT. NOW BESIDES THE BAR HERE, THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOUNGE ROOMS IN THE BACK. THERE IS ALSO A MUSIC VENUE WITH AN OUTDOOR BAR, BUT THERE IS NO ALCOHOL SERVED OR EVEN ALLOWED HERE. YOU CAN, HOWEVER, ORDER A WIDE RANGE OF CANNABIS DRINKS, SOME EVEN ON TAP. LI
Cannabis consumption lounges open in central Alabama
Cannabis consumption lounges are starting to pop up all across central Alabama. They allow residents a new way to use a wide range of cannabis products. Avondale Apothecary is a mix between a CBD store and a bar. But at this bar, they serve all kinds of cannabis products, from drinks to gummies to dabs.Even on a Monday, this cannabis consumption lounge has a steady stream of customers. Avondale Apothecary's owner said there is no typical cannabis consumer.Ben Richards said, “We get everybody from 21 to 85, 90 years old. So, it's a lot of people looking for pain relief, whether it's some of our CBD bombs or using cannabis as their true medicine to get off pharmaceuticals or just trying to have a good time and not and not be alcohol driven.”The cannabis lounge is an alternative to a traditional bar that serves alcohol. Customers say it’s all the enjoyment without the hangover.Boone Robbins said, “I think this is a huge difference in drinking and stuff. And I think it's nothing wrong with it at all. I prefer this over drinking any day.”They offer cannabis gummies, vapes, buds you can grind and roll and resins you consume with a water pipe.Budtender William Brown said there's one question he answers every day.He said, “Is this real weed? Yes, it is. Explain to them how it is legal under the Alabama Farm Bill.” Richards added, “Everything that we sell comes in a package, with compliance on the back. So, this can be scanned. It tells you that it is Senate farm bill compliant.”There are several different lounge rooms here, and at the back is a music venue and outdoor bar. No alcohol is served or allowed here, but there are more than a dozen different cannabis drinks, some on tap.
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Cannabis consumption lounges are starting to pop up all across central Alabama. They allow residents a new way to use a wide range of cannabis products. Avondale Apothecary is a mix between a CBD store and a bar. But at this bar, they serve all kinds of cannabis products, from drinks to gummies to dabs.
Even on a Monday, this cannabis consumption lounge has a steady stream of customers. Avondale Apothecary's owner said there is no typical cannabis consumer.
Ben Richards said, “We get everybody from 21 to 85, 90 years old. So, it's a lot of people looking for pain relief, whether it's some of our CBD bombs or using cannabis as their true medicine to get off pharmaceuticals or just trying to have a good time and not and not be alcohol driven.”
The cannabis lounge is an alternative to a traditional bar that serves alcohol. Customers say it’s all the enjoyment without the hangover.
Boone Robbins said, “I think this is a huge difference in drinking and stuff. And I think it's nothing wrong with it at all. I prefer this over drinking any day.”
They offer cannabis gummies, vapes, buds you can grind and roll and resins you consume with a water pipe.
Budtender William Brown said there's one question he answers every day.
He said, “Is this real weed? Yes, it is. Explain to them how it is legal under the Alabama Farm Bill.”
Richards added, “Everything that we sell comes in a package, with compliance on the back. So, this can be scanned. It tells you that it is Senate farm bill compliant.”
There are several different lounge rooms here, and at the back is a music venue and outdoor bar. No alcohol is served or allowed here, but there are more than a dozen different cannabis drinks, some on tap.
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