The lounge was a fun hangout place until Covid

My friends and I used to hang out at the Cannabis lounge and dispensary every Friday night. The lounge and dispensary is right across the street from our apartment building. One of the reasons why I decided to move to the apartment complex is because of the close proximity to the recreational Cannabis lounge and dispensary. I don’t prefer to smoke cannabis in the apartment and some neighbors will complain if we smoke outside on the porch. The lounge was a great place to spend the afternoon or evening, and my friends and I could smoke cannabis and relax in a comfortable place. The dispensary always had an indica or sativa pre roll on sale. They called it the lounge chair special. The cannabis lounge had chairs, couches, televisions, and activities like cards and board games. The lounge was a really fun place to hang out until covid. When the quarantine started, the dispensary closed the lounge completely. They locked the doors and covered all of the couches and chairs with plastic sheets. Everyone thought that the lounge would open up when the quarantine was lifted, but it is still closed after a year. I talked with the manager at the cannabis dispensary and she told me that they don’t have any plans to open the lounge soon. The owner of the place doesn’t want to take any chances that the dispensary will be known as a super spreader place. The guy would rather keep the lounge closed until covid is no longer a threat. I understand the reasons, but it’s still a bummer for my friends and I.
Purple haze