California pot shops can serve food and drinks like Amsterdam ‘cafes’ under new bill

Californians will be able to eat, drink and spark up at Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes under a new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. Beginning on Jan. 1, cities in the Golden State can allow marijuana dispensaries to serve fresh hot food and non-alcoholic beverages to their clientele and even host live concerts and comedy shows. “Cannabis cafes are going to be a huge part of the future of cannabis in our state and help to beat back the illegal drug market,” Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), who authored the bill, told the Los Angeles Times. Stoners can already smoke, vape and…

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