Are you looking to visit Chicago to try some of the Windy City\u2019s newly legal weed, but you can\u2019t find a hotel that will let you blaze in private? Well, you\u2019re in luck. <\/p>\n
When Illinois became the 11th state to begin selling legal recreational weed on January 1, Chicago instantly joined the likes of Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle among the nation\u2019s top cannabis tourism destination spots. And since most hotel and motel chains ban smoking of any kind, tobacco or otherwise, that leaves peer-to-peer hospitality services such as Bud and Breakfast<\/u><\/a> to fill in the gap. <\/p>\n \u201cSome of the accommodations in Chicago are getting booked every day,\u201d said Bud and Breakfast\u2019s CEO Sean Roby to the Chicago Sun-Times<\/em><\/u><\/a>. \u201cThe whole reason for Bud and Breakfast is to provide a safe and legal haven.\u201d<\/p>\n Like pretty much every other state with adult-use weed, no one is permitted to blaze in public. Smoking out in the open can result in a ticket and a small fine, and toking up in a hotel room can lead to pricey clean-up fees, if not being kicked out of the hotel altogether. That means tourists are stuck with having no place to consume \u2014 that is, unless they book a space with a 420-friendly peer-to-peer hospitality service such as Bud and Breakfast. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you twist one up at the Ritz, they’ll have you arrested,” said Dave Power, who worked as a desk clerk at a weed-friendly hotel in Colorado in 2015<\/u><\/a>. “This has been, I think\u2026 a boon for business. It attracts a different crowd.”<\/p>\n “They don’t make noise, they don’t throw Jack Daniels bottles through the walls,\u201d Power added.<\/p>\n BnBs such as Bud and Breakfast aren\u2019t dingy affairs, either. These are comfortable, cozy, upscale weed spots with far more personality and flair than one would find at most higher-end hotels. Currently, the company hosts 20 homes, condos, or apartments for visitors, and one even comes with a fully stocked snack bar. Munchies happen, after all. <\/p>\n