“I think my main goal is just treat people with the utmost respect and really cultivate growth and happiness and peace,” Benjamin said.ĭenver Mayor Michael Hancock arrived at the event after Polis left and congratulated Benjamin and the Tetra team. Others said he had “completely ruined (them) for nightclubs.” Street artists RubeZilla and Chelsea Lewinski said Benjamin commissioned their services for the lounge, immensely boosting their careers in the local scene. Winston Connor III, Tetra’s first-ever member, said the place has come a long way in the past four years, upgrading from lawn chairs and gravel to comfortable, vibe-fitting furniture.įar from just being a place where tourists can legally indulge in cannabis, many attendees characterized the lounge as a vital nerve center for local professionals and artists. The lounge is outfitted with a snack bar, framed photographs of cannabis cultural icons, video games and a pleasantly secluded back patio and garden.
“I think my main goal is just treat people with the utmost respect and really cultivate growth and happiness and peace.” -Dewayne Benjamin, Tetra Lounge owner The irony of Colorado’s legal cannabis market is not lost on people - a person visiting from another country or prohibition state who purchases cannabis for the novelty can’t, if they’re staying in a regular hotel, legally use it almost anywhere - until now. Being a tourist or someone who’s not from here, that first question is, ‘Where can I smoke this?’ and Tetra was just to fill that gap.” “We have members from every state in America, and we’ve had visitors and members from 14 different countries around the world,” said Dewayne Benjamin, the lounge’s owner and operator. Dozens of people showed up in support of Tetra Lounge’s push into legitimacy, representing local cannabis professionals, members of the press and government officials. This comes as Denver is approving a handful of consumption licenses, including a smoking lounge in the Patterson Inn. So congratulations to each and every one of you.” “I’m really excited to cut the ribbon today for one of Colorado’s newest businesses and the nation’s first. “It’s really exciting to see that spirit of entrepreneurship, that can-do attitude, that frontier spirit,” Polis said in a brief speech.
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