Aurora flung open the doors on the next — and perhaps final — frontier in the world of legal cannabis in Colorado, giving initial approval this week for smoking lounges, tasting rooms and tour buses filled with stoned customers.
“I see this as a game-changer for the industry,” said Victoria Osler, an Aurora entrepreneur who plans to roll out a “party bus” called Dreamy Illusions, complete with a stripper pole, thumping music, strobe lights and, of course, mobile consumption.
“You will be able to consume cannabis on the party bus,” she said.
The Aurora City Council’s final vote on new cannabis hospitality regulations — with tourism top of mind — is expected Sept. 13; Monday’s initial vote was 6-3 in favor.
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