LA Finest Dispensary, Art Gallery, and Restaurant Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Los Angeles has a reputation worldwide for its food, its nightlife, its art, and its energy; it’s more than understandable why local businesses would want to emulate that energy. One such business, a multi-level experience on Northwest Expressway called LA Finest, is doing exactly that. By combining multiple vibrant and beautiful experiences of the creative arts, the owners have created a virtual paradise for cannabis patients to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and slow their roll. As explained on their website, LA Finest is “proud to offer the first cannabis dispensary and art gallery experience in Oklahoma City,” and they do exactly that from the moment you walk in the door or onto the patio. The inside of the attached dispensary, as well as the lounge, are well-decorated with various paintings and artwork in various styles: everything from portraits of hip-hop icon Nipsey Hussle, to outdoor murals featuring Marilyn Monroe and Jimi Hendrix, adorn the walls. You truly feel like you’re in a unique outdoor/indoor art gallery setting; the art is a vibrant part of the setting and not just decoration. It’s a post-retrograde kind of Thursday night when I decide to stop by for a visit (that energy was dicey there for a while, wasn’t it?), a crisp Autumn evening with a cloudless sky, and a full moon. I visit immediately after work and meet up with my friend Christa, just a couple of hours before they close for the evening at midnight. 41
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There’s a decent amount of people there for a Thursday evening, but it’s not crowded by any means. The most attractive seating area—the private cabanas with their own fire-pits and privacy curtains— is wide open, with only a few other booths taken. I take a seat and wait for my friend to arrive, taking dabs of my current favorite live hash rosin and a recent pickup: Gary Payton by Cicada Labs, grown by Snaxland (I was lucky enough to snag one from their drop that sold out at Tegridy and The Dab ‘N’ Go within a matter of hours). Once she arrives, we spark up some flowers she has packed into a King Palm, and I spark up a joint of Jealousy, a terpy heavy-hitter from those geniuses at Phresh Harvest. Music is always an integral part of the experience, and LA Finest had an excellent playlist of some of the bestproduced modern hip-hop from recent years. When you’re sitting around a fire pit, in a private cabana, puffing on a giant blunt and laughing with your friends, songs by Russ or Young Thug just seem to hit that much harder. Between the music, the refined and eye-catching decor, the vibrant art, and the lip-smacking food on offer, you really do feel like you’ve been transported to a patio hangout in Los Angeles. It’s a comforting feeling to see all of these great smoking lounges popping up in Oklahoma City; it seems that finally, local folks have figured out that we want public places to smoke our cannabis with our friends. LA Finest is an excellent new addition to the lineup and one I highly recommend.
