On June 14th, cannabis culture in Los Angeles officially turned a corner. Located directly across from the legendary Château Marmont on the Sunset Strip, the long-anticipated Sunset Social Club opened its doors to members only, ringing in a new era of high-end cannabis consumption in one of the most stylish neighborhoods in the world.
This is not your average cannabis lounge. Created by Boulevard Hospitality Group, the company behind LA staples like Yamashiro Hollywood, TCL Chinese Theatres, and the Dolby Theatre, Sunset Social Club has all the makings of an elite social destination. With its invitation-only membership model and modern culinary and cannabis offerings, this is what cannabis culture is all about. Priced at $420 per month, membership at Sunset Social Club includes $420 in monthly cannabis credit, access to the lounge, the coffee and mocktail bar, as well as rotating seasonal perks. The credit must be used within the membership month, ensuring that the club maintains a steady rhythm of community engagement. Memberships are reviewed monthly and capped to preserve a sense of exclusivity and intimacy.
As members step into the space, they are transported into what feels like a boutique hotel lobby. The decor is lush and bohemian. Art books and magazines are scattered across coffee tables, while board games invite leisurely afternoons and low-slung furniture calls out for conversation or retreat. It is an atmosphere full of subtle luxury made for LA’s creatives and the curious elite. The experience here is not just about getting high, it is about how, where, and with whom. Sunset Social Club is a cannabis-first destination, but it understands that a full experience often starts with a meal or a drink. That is why Boulevard Hospitality brought in private chefs to create indulgent small plates that pair deliciously with their cannabis offerings.
Membership to Sunset Social Club starts at $420 a month
The coffee and mocktail bar serves as an unexpected highlight. With California’s new legislation, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom last fall, allowing the sale of nonalcoholic beverages and hot food at cannabis lounges, Sunset Social Club is among the first to capitalize on the new legal landscape. Despite its elevated trappings, Sunset Social Club is also designed for connection and intention. The lounge is a multi-use space where members can spend the day working on a laptop with a coffee in hand, then move into poker night or an in-house art show in the evening. It is a hybrid model that taps into LA’s flexible, fluid sense of time. Music pulses through the space while the club leans into a sensorial experience, guiding guests through every interaction. In this way, it is immersive without being overstated.
While the $420 monthly fee ensures exclusivity, the culture of Sunset Social Club hopes to be warm, collaborative, and creatively open. The club is home to some of LA’s most stylish and culturally plugged-in tastemakers, but its vibe is relaxed, never pretentious. This balance is part of what makes the concept so appealing. It also positions the club as a unique new player in West Hollywood’s legendary nightlife scene. Its proximity to renowned bars, live music venues, and eateries gives members endless opportunities to extend their evening beyond the lounge or begin it there in style.
For years, consumption lounges operated in a legal gray zone, able to offer smoking but not much else. Now, with changing laws and evolving public perception, the industry is prepared to move beyond the dispensary model toward more hospitality-driven experiences. In that sense, Sunset Social Club is a foundation for the future. By integrating cannabis into the social fabric of Los Angeles nightlife and design culture, Boulevard Hospitality Group is making a statement that cannabis can be luxurious and community-driven.
What Sunset Social Club offers is an entirely new way of socializing. It is a far cry from the brightly-lit dispensaries of years past. Instead, it offers something familiar to Angelenos who are used to private clubs and exclusivity, but with a modern, cannabis-infused twist. And as the cannabis landscape continues evolving, Sunset Social Club may prove to be just the beginning. It features the best of hospitality, wellness, design, and cannabis culture in a way that feels inevitable and exciting. If other cities follow LA’s lead, this could be the future of high-end consumption spaces around the world.
For now, though, Sunset Social Club is a distinctly LA phenomenon, destined to become a new landmark on the Sunset Strip. Memberships may be hard to get, but for those lucky enough to secure one, Sunset Social Club offers a moment of community and solitude wrapped in smoke, flavor, and ambiance.
Written in partnership with Tom White
