Northern Lights Cannabis Company has been serving Sloan’s Lake and west Denver since 2010. Despite having shifted its focus to retail sales in 2014, Northern Lights still aims to maintain the vibe of a medical dispensary. There’s a small bud room with a few extra high-CBD strains for medical patients off to the side, but the majority of the space is a retail bud room/lounge area with purple walls and leather seating that feels hippie-ish and professional at the same time. Trading cards with strains and potency information sit on the bud bar so that potheads can geek out over the possibilities. Behind the bar are fifteen to twenty strains, as well as housemade bubble hash and selections of wax run from house nugs and trim. Northern Lights says it flushes its flower for a minimum of two weeks before harvest and cures it for at least a month to ensure prime smell and flavor.