California and Colorado Are Getting Weed Cafes. Why Can't We?

by Lester Black ”Right now, we have the most asinine system in the world—it's 'go smoke in the street.'"PETE GAMLEN
This story first appeared in The Stranger's Spring 2018 Green Guide.
In Seattle, you can legally buy weed, but there's almost nowhere you can legally smoke it.
If you own your own house (praise be unto you, oh privileged and wealthy one), you obviously can light up a joint in your living room—and by the time you're down to the roach, your house will have appreciat