California will allow eating, drinking and smoking at Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes

Despite concerns about the health risks of secondhand smoke, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill that will allow cannabis dispensaries to serve hot food and nonalcoholic drinks.

Assembly Bill 1775, which goes into effect Jan. 1, gives California cities the option of allowing dispensaries to prepare and serve hot food and nonalcoholic drinks on site, as well as host live performances such as concerts and comedy shows.

Customers can already smoke, vape and sample edibles in some Golden State dispensaries, but the businesses are only allowed to sell prepackaged snacks and drinks.

Supporters say that a more comfortable recreational weed culture will help reinvigorate California nightlife and boost profits for the state’s highly taxed, highly regulated legal cannabis dispensaries, which compete with black-market sellers.




https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-09-30/california-cannabis-cafes-food-drink-consumption-lounges-law-ab1775-newsom-secondhand-smoke