Revamped Bill to Legalize Cannabis Cafes Passes California Assembly

The bill allows consumption of fresh food and beverages along with marijuana. After last year’s veto, concerns about workplace smoking have been addressed.
Revamped Bill to Legalize Cannabis Cafes Passes California Assembly
Customers shop for marijuana products at a cannabis dispensary in Santa Ana, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Rudy Blalock
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The Assembly has passed a bill nearly identical to one vetoed last year that would legalize Amsterdam-style “cannabis cafes” in California.

The bill passed May 20 and now heads to the Senate with revisions intended to avoid another veto.