In a hustle-and-go city like Toronto, you're likely to smell cannabis if you walk a busy street for more than a minute or two. With the country's highest number of cannabis dispensaries, it's easy to see that Torontonians love their weed. Yet if you don't have a friend who's still cool with you lighting up on their couch, one of the hardest things to find is a place to sit, roll, relax, and enjoy a puff.
As a veteran smoker of twenty years, I've found some incredible spots around Toronto to light one up — and I have fantastic recommendations — but only if it's the right season, which up here is short.
One thing that surprises most visitors to Canada is that despite legalizing cannabis, the powers that be haven't really provided a place or even a framework for cannabis users to commune. With a bar and a coffee shop on every corner, it's hard not to feel a bit overlooked as a cannabis smoker. Which makes The Boardroom a true diamond in the rough, and makes its existence that much more important.
What It Is
Established in 2023, The Boardroom is an initiative by CAFÉ — Cannabis and Fine Edibles — a name synonymous with a rebellious spirit here in Toronto. Hate it or love it, it's a brand that has locked horns with the city in a fierce battle over the grey market landscape and continues to defy the city's backward rules by providing a safe and inclusive space for aficionados to comfortably enjoy their medicine in an inviting, welcoming environment.
A bar and a coffee shop on every corner, yet nowhere to sit and enjoy a puff — until now.
There are three locations centralized around the downtown core:
- 1321 St. Clair W
- 104 Harbord
- 66 Fort York
How It Works
As you enter, you'll be greeted at the door for an ID check (19+) and charged either a $5 or $10 fee depending on the location. You'll be offered any tools needed to enjoy your cannabis. That's it. Roll up and settle in — no tobacco, and the standard ask to show respect to your fellow smokers. A variety of snacks and drinks are available, and an original CAFÉ location next door provides hot beverages and a full lineup of cannabis products, including infused drinks.
You're free to roll up on the ground floor or head upstairs to the second-floor lounge. Each time Rob and I visited, something new seemed to be set up on the main floor screen — a video game tournament getting organized, a private room booked for an event. The space has energy. It doesn't feel like a waiting room for stoners; it feels like a community hub that happens to be cannabis-friendly.
Our Base for the Week
Rob and I took the Boardroom name very seriously. We set up shop at 66 Fort York almost every day and became extremely familiar with the upstairs lounge as our home base for the week. By the end of it, we genuinely felt at home — and would like to thank the entire team for their incredible hospitality.
As cannabis writers, having a space like this was pivotal. Being able to sit, compare notes on our articles, and execute cannabis assessments with as few variables as possible made a real difference in our work. When you're trying to give a focused, dedicated review of a product that people have dedicated their lives to making, environment matters.
Our culture continues to thrive at The Boardroom.
The Experience
Beyond the consumption itself, The Boardroom has built a genuine community. Board games, karaoke, and retro arcade games round out the space. Events like Puff and Paints, Comedy Shows, and Buds and Beats — a deep jazz house night — make it clear that something real is being built here. It's not just a place to smoke. It's a place to belong.
For anyone visiting Toronto who wants to experience cannabis the way it was meant to be experienced — socially, comfortably, without looking over your shoulder — The Boardroom is the answer. Rob and I highly recommend it.
The Boardroom by CAFÉ cafeto.ca 66 Fort York Blvd · 104 Harbord St · 1321 St. Clair W · Toronto, ON
