One of the disappointing aspects of marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is that neither state allows the sort of cannabis cafés you will find in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities, which sell marijuana along with food and beverages. Both states ban on-site consumption at licensed pot stores, which are barred from selling anything other than marijuana products and paraphernalia. Furthermore, Colorado's Amendment 64 says "nothing in this section shall permit consumption that is conducted openly and publicly," while Washington's I-502 bans consumption "in view of the general public." Finally, both states have laws that ban smoking inside bars and restaurants. But there are various possible ways around these restrictions, including the route taken by Cheryl and David Fanelli, who plan to open what KUSA, the NBC station in Denver, describes as "the only legally sanctioned cannabis club in the country" this month in Nederland (elevation: 8,228 feet; population: 1,500)
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