Lightshade’s first Aurora location sits next to a Mexican restaurant in what has become a battleground of smells. The odors of sweet, sticky weed and chimichangas will dance around your nostrils before you make it inside, where you’ll see plenty of stained wood and pot art while you wait your turn. This Lightshade shop has four individual booths so that customers and budtenders can have more intimate interactions, and you’ll appreciate the extra help while trying to decide between the dispensary's Blueberry Diesel and Primus OG. Lightshade sends its trim out to local hash-makers for a variety of concentrates and typically has eight to ten strains available. Although the shop is rec-only (like all Aurora shops), Lightshade offers discounts to anyone with a valid medical marijuana card.