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10 Worcester Business Journal | March 18, 2019 | wbjournal.com Massachusetts marijuana meeting place BY ZACHARY COMEAU Worcester Business Journal Staff Writer N ews flash, Massachusetts: it is now legal to buy, grow, use, smoke and ingest cannabis. However, tokers must do so in their own home, provided their landlords and roommates are cool with it. ere is no such thing, in Massachu- setts at least, as a public marijuana cafe or a bar at which someone can light up. Public social consumption remains il- legal in Massachusetts, but for a monthly fee of $15, you can join the only private cannabis lounge in Massachusetts. e Summit Lounge opened on Worcester's Water Street just over a year ago. Membership has hovered around 300 since. e club isn't regulated by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), but it has become an important focal point of the state's legal cannabis industry and could help provide the framework for social con- sumption regulations. e club doesn't sell or otherwise provide any cannabis products contain- ing THC, the part of the marijuana plant which gets you high, said owner Kyle Moon. e club does sell CBD prod- ucts – marijuana-based extracts without THC – along with providing pipes, bongs and other devices for members. In order to get high at Summit, mem- bers must bring their own marijuana, Summit Lounge has become an important part of the cannabis industry as the only legal location for public consumption Sources: Cannabis Control Commission, portlandoregon.gov, denvergov.org U.S. social consumption Massachusetts Social consumption regulations being formed Colorado Bring-your-own lounges Oregon Private clubs Washington Prohibited Nevada Private property (Las Vegas considering bring-your-own lounges) California Cannabis tasting rooms attached to dispensaries Vermont Industry regualations being formed Michigan Up to municipalities Maine Social consumption delayed until 2023 Alaska Social consumption regulations being formed would allow on-site consumption State Status of social cannabis consumption PHOTO/ELIZABETH BROOKS THE