Granderson: Bring on the cannabis cafes, California. Nation needs them
LA TimesPatrons smoke at Original Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood. Long live “pass the dutchie ’pon the left-hand side.” The next important step in having policy actually reflect society would be for Gov. Last year Assembly Bill 374 — which would make it legal for dispensaries to become cafes and offer food as well as host live events — passed the Assembly 66-9 and the Senate 33-3. “Small businesses have to follow every rule, and yet you’re telling them they can’t adapt and innovate and offer something people want,” he said. “I have a couple of colleagues who represent suburban districts and one came to me and said, ‘All the suburban moms are excited about your cannabis cafe bill.’ Post-pandemic, it’s been hard to get people to get out, and I think this just makes sense.” It really does.