A bill to allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California has been approved by the Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Assembly Bill 374, authored by state Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, passed the Assembly with a 66-9 vote Monday after previously being approved by the state Senate.
The legislation would allow local jurisdictions to authorize cannabis retailers to prepare and serve non-cannabis food and beverages and to sell tickets to live performances.
Haney’s office in a statement said the bill “will allow struggling cannabis businesses to diversify away from the marijuana-only ‘dispensary’ model and will bring much-needed tourist dollars into empty downtowns.”
Haney said, “To be clear, we’re not saying that coffee shops should be allowed to sell cannabis. We’re saying that cannabis shops should be allowed to sell coffee. It shouldn’t be illegal for an existing cannabis business to move away from only selling marijuana and instead have the opportunity to grow, and create jobs by offering coffee or live jazz.”
If signed by Newsom, the bill would take effect at the start of 2024, when local governments could then create regulations for the cafes. According to Haney’s office,
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The best decision I’ve seen in a long time.
NO.
Why not? It works in Europe
A boon for local/state police agencies as far as DUIs go. It wouldn’t surprise me to see officers stationed at
the cafes for some easy pickins. Better that weed would be consumed at home.
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Inhaling smoke from ANYTHING is bad for one’s health.
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… just more ill-conceived legislation from a San Francisco legislator.
Another soft target for criminals to rob
@PO’D….The same could be said for alcohol, just sayin’….
1) As a working jazz musician for the past 40+ years, I am offended by the linking of cannabis to jazz.
2) I was a middle school teacher for several years at a school where kids smoked weed during their lunch break. If you think teaching a bunch of middle school kids after lunch at that school was normal, you don’t know what you are talking about.
3) These stupid politicians continue to take us down the wrong path. My message – quit voting for these warped polititions.
“STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES”!!!!!😖
Sorry, but weed and jazz have gone together since the inception…..there’s your link
Hit that jive Jack
Put it your pocket “till I get back
Goin’ downtown to see your man
And I don’t have time yo shake your hand
-Nat King Cole Trio
Just what is needed. Get a legal high and coffee, what a combo.
Keep dumbing down our population and your gain will be a completely failed society, a compliant population, subjugation by power-hungry bureaucrats. We just keep wading deeper into the big muddy…
Sad and scary, but they’re just grooming new politicians, especially for Calunicornia…
I holding out for an opium den.
I vote for Brondo. It has what plants need.
So, as an honest citizen, I am not allowed to buy standard capacity magazines, firearms, that are not neutered to meet state specifications, and I have to provide fingerprints and a state ID when I buy ammo.
Yeah, marijuana, a class 1 controlled drug is now being sold openly in cafés and in dispensaries. Followed by the legalization of magic mushrooms.
The founding fathers would be shooting by now.
It’s just a plant, calm down. Do you take issue with alcohol being sold everywhere?
Whether or not you like it, alcohol is legal, while marijuana is still illegal in the United States.
That’s not a good argument. That just means you follow orders without questioning.
I stated a fact, and you chose to start making unfounded assumptions.
George Washington, the original patriot stoner begs to differ.
….another dumb-axx idea by our libs…. even more DUI, accidents, and higher insurance premiums that we’ll have to pay & foot the bill for others problems that come up… 🙁
I make my own Indica oil …
Modern alchemy at its best.
Y’all smoke this sh*t to escape reality?
I don’t need it…. I AM reality!
Sometimes see low hanging vapors out there near the island.
Haney to the rescue, where was Weiner in a fog?
A place where you can go get intoxicated and mingle with others? That’s crazy and sounds dangerous.
Ok I’m off to the bar yall. Down with weed! Drugs are bad!
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AND YET, still no OLIVE GARDEN in the Claycord area…..smh.
I am against the legalization of pot, shrooms, drugs in general. Voted no for the prop to legalize. So I am against cafes for this very thing. However, I am in conflict because while the pot is legal, the (once free) citizens still have to jump through government hoops to open up a business, and my liberty loving self gets angered when I hear some cretin has to write a law that allows someone to open, or legislates how to conduct a business.
Wow, Man! Smoke a doobie with laced shrooms! Maybe, the Simpson were right, we will have Zombies walking around! Next will be Tweakers R Us and Shoot a little Dope Cafes. Idiotocracy at its best.
“the bill “will allow struggling cannabis businesses to diversify away from the marijuana-only ‘dispensary’ model and will bring much-needed tourist dollars into empty downtowns.” What are you doing to help other businesses? These people are stupid.
Next they’ll make it available in the brunch line at high schools. I suppose it would make the kids more cooperative and open to discussing gender options with a “hip” counselor. Don’t tell the folks……
Yup just like they have bars in high school too….
How’s ’bout a naming contest for name of first cafe?
Call it Munchies
Remember – you voted for these politicians.
You guys are making a mistake, making it ok for people to grow marijuana. There are so many growers in Oregon, stealing water from creeks, vandalizing, those that are growing Illegal, getting busted everyday, many on drugs. Marijuana is great for helping those that are sick, but younger kids are smoking it . It has got out of hand. Police are having problem’s keep up. I grew up in concord in the 50’s and 60’s, it was nice then, Just a few words I thought I would say. Bill.
What a terrible idea!! Our politicians have to go to this length for votes I guess
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