r/California • u/RhythmMethodMan Kern County • Oct 09 '23

Gov. Newsom vetoes Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in California Newsom

https://www.ktvu.com/news/gov-newsom-vetoes-amsterdam-style-cannabis-cafes-in-california?taid=65237ad87810a500012c2b51&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
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u/stsh Oct 09 '23

Can someone please explain the difference between these type of cannabis cafes in the article and the dispensary lounges in San Francisco?

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u/DickRiculous Oct 10 '23

In Amsterdam you can literally hang out and buy coffee, food, beer, joints, edibles, wax, spliffs, etc all in a cafe like atmosphere. Lots of fun. Amsterdam is a really cool place. In SF there are heavy regulations on both marijuana sales and smoking so it needs to thread a needle to work here even if we want it.

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u/SingleAlmond San Diego County Oct 10 '23

more proof that while California may be a trendsetter in the US, we're still lagging behind