It’s not uncommon for people to walk into the Hawthorne location of the cannabis lounge and dispensary The Artist Tree dragging their suitcases, straight off a flight at LAX a few miles down the road. This summer, Los Angeles will see an influx of travelers in town for the World Cup — many of them coming from states or countries where cannabis access is limited at best. They don’t have to go far, or even drop off their bags, to get the California cannabis lounge experience fresh off the tarmac.
“You get off the plane at LAX and you’re like, I want to experience California,” says Adriana Hemens, marketing director at The Artist Tree. “Probably one of the first things that you’re gonna think of to do is go to a dispensary or lounge.”
The Artist Tree is about the same distance from SoFi Stadium, where some of the biggest World Cup matches will play this summer, as it is from LAX. And the Hawthorne location is getting in the spirit with a World Cup party that’s far different than what you’ll see in the packed bars around the city during game days.
Watching El Tri’s opening match with a joint in hand
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