Marijuana “Vape Lounge” to Open in Downtown Providence on Saturday
Saturday, January 17, 2015
The Elevated marijuana patient lounge is set to open it's doors to the public on Saturday, January 17, according to store owner Kevin Cintorino. GoLocalProv first reported about the lounge in December, and Cintorino indicated Thursday to GoLocalProv that he was readying the lounge itself for public use starting Saturday.
The lounge, located downtown on Peck Street between Pine and Weybosset Streets, had a "soft opening" on Saturday, January 10, where they began selling accessories for "vaping". No marijuana will be sold on the premises.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTCintorino told GoLocalProv that he's heard from dozens of interested people who are looking forward to the lounge's opening. Several police officers visited the location on Wednesday, but only to ask some informal questions about permits. The police were in the area investigating a stolen car at the time of their visit.
Cintorino noted to GoLocalProv in December that he believes the the "grey areas" -- and examples form others states -- will allow him to proceed under current law.
"Currently, the Department of Health doesn't have a "vapor lounge" permit, so it's technically in the grey area," said Cintorino. "There's no laws pertaining to it yet -- the way the laws work , this will be a private establishment that people can get memberships to come in an utilize their medication, so they'll be protected as if they're doing to another patients house. "
Dr. Michael Fine, Director of HEALTH, said late last year that he hadn't heard of an establishment looking to open in they city.
"I have not heard a word about one opening," said Fine, of a "patient vapor lounge". "As for how someone would go about opening one, I have not thought about it all."
"There is no such licensed entity as a medical marijuana patient vapor lounge. The new e-cigarette law which goes into effect 01/01/2015 only covers electronic nicotine delivery systems," said Christina Batastini with HEALTH, when asked for comment by GoLocalProv last December.
Related Slideshow: The Highest Marijuana Prices in New England by State
The "crowdsourced" website, The Price of Weed, uses consumer input to show how much an ounce of marijuana costs -- by location.
Below are the rankings of New England states, from lowest price reported for "medium grade" marijuana, to highest, along with the number ("n") submitting data.
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