Rolling Stoner Sessions: Jandre Strauss
Space Station 420, 00s Nostalgia and a Cannabis Experience Built for the Young at Heart
Interviewer and writer: Andrew Macfarlane
Many Capetonians know the famous T-junction in Gordon’s Bay. Turn left, and the weekend starts to loosen its collar. Now, that familiar coastal turn has a new kind of landmark: Space Station 420.
Created by owner Jandre Strauss as a place for the local community, the club brings a relaxed, inviting energy to the area. It gives members somewhere that feels easy, familiar and well-stocked for the journey ahead.
Jandre is warm, transparent and deeply approachable. He speaks about the cannabis space with care, curiosity and a clear sense of responsibility.
That is why we wanted to share the story behind Space Station 420, a private club in Gordon’s Bay with a local heart and a galactic wink.
Relaxed By Design And Dedication
As you walk through the club’s front door, a warm, familiar and deeply comfortable feeling settles around you.
Local members, already settled into their favourite spots, seem to know exactly what they want. There is an easy rhythm to the place, the kind that only comes from a truly local space where people return often, feel recognised, and know they belong.
“Before I started my club, I’d honestly say that Space Station 420 was my lounge, where friends and family would gather and relax,” says Jandre Strauss, owner of the club. “I knew the space I was about to create had to be an environment where members could settle in, feel no anxiety, and experience a real sense of home.”
That homely atmosphere was no accident. Jandre started the venture with furniture from his own home because he already knew it was comfortable. However, when asked what inspired the business, he was quick to clarify one thing.
“While this is a business, I’d honestly say starting Space Station 420 has been an adventure,” says Jandre.
Responsible Use From The Get-Go
From day one, Jandre made it his mission to find the most ethical herb stockist for his members. With this collective goal in mind, Space Station 420, together with other like-minded industry colleagues, helped create Canna-All NPO.
Canna-All.org is a collaborative cannabis network built around community, craft and care. Its role is to connect members, private clubs and cultivators through an organised model that supports responsible private consumption, local cannabis access, education, skills development and seed-to-shelf traceability. In this way, it helps give structure to South Africa’s evolving cannabis club culture.
According to its current club network page, Canna-All lists more than 20 affiliated clubs across South Africa.
Additionally, clubs associated with Canna-All are also signed up with Fields of Green for All, linking the network to one of South Africa’s most recognised cannabis advocacy organisations.
“These club owners are my friends, so keeping everything compliant mattered to me from the start,” says Jandre. “As a computer programmer, I’ve always been able to do the deep dives, cross-reference our research, and make sure everything we do within the Canna-All network and the club is by the book.”
The Canna-All network has also developed a talent exchange, allowing clubs within the network to share expertise when support is needed. If one person understands compliance, another understands cultivation, and someone else understands systems, the wider network benefits.
Another vital part of that collaborative model is product testing. Before members can access products through the club, the products are tested and checked. For Jandre, that process is not just technical. It is part of the trust he wants to build with members.
Now, more about the club itself.
It's Quirky, Fun, And Homely
For those who grew up in the late 90s and early 00s, the Tech Deck needs very little introduction. The tiny desk-skateboarding toy was a pocket-sized passport to kickflips, carpet ramps and school-bag nostalgia.
So, when we spotted one on the shelf at Space Station 420, we had to ask more questions, like “what’s with the retro toys?”
“Many of our regular members, like myself, suffer from ADHD,” says Jandre. “Stocking fidget toys helps those with chronic ADHD handle situations that would otherwise cause extreme social anxiety. Last month, we stocked Tamagotchis for members to purchase, and they sold out incredibly quickly.”
This extra effort or endeavour of fun says a lot about the club. Space Station 420 not only leans into nostalgia; it also looks fun on a shelf and for its members.
These small items add character, soften the room, and give members something familiar to hold onto. It makes the club feel less like a transactional space and more like a lounge with personality.
There is humour, comfort, aliens, Tech Decks, Tamagotchis and a very real sense that the person behind the space understands how small details can make people feel welcome.
Does Tourism Factor Into The Business Plan?
As part of Rolling Stoner’s authenticated outlets and Route 420, Space Station 420 naturally sits within South Africa’s developing cannabis travel story.
Gordon’s Bay already has the right ingredients for a memorable stop.
It has the coastal drive, the mountain backdrop, the harbour, the beach-day rhythm and that familiar feeling of escaping the city without fully leaving the Cape behind.
Space Station 420 adds something different to that landscape: a private cannabis club that feels local first, but still interesting enough for curious travellers to remember.
For visitors moving through the area, Space Station 420 offers more than a quick stop. It gives them a glimpse into Gordon’s Bay’s cannabis culture through a club built with care, compliance, and local relationships at its centre.
Still, Jandre is clear about the balance.
“We’re all about welcoming new members into our club, and we understand our location can lend itself to being a more tourist-friendly spot,” says Jandre. “However, I created this space for the locals.”
That attitude gives Space Station 420 its charm.
It welcomes travellers without reshaping itself around them. While at the same time it remains grounded in the people who return week after week, the members who know their favourite seats, and the community that helped shape the club’s identity.
For Route 420, that makes it a valuable stop. It is not a theme-park version of cannabis culture as it is a lived-in, local, member-led space that happens to sit near one of the Cape’s most recognisable weekend roads.