The new legislation allows licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses in California to sell non-cannabis food and beverages and host live performances in areas

From the start of next year, cannabis retailers in California will be allowed to sell fresh food and non-alcoholic drinks – and even put on a party whilst doing so – after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a “cannabis café” bill into law on September 30.

Starting next year, diners in the western US state of California can smoke cannabis at certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing for "cannabis cafes" akin to those popularized in the Netherlands.

Marijuana businesses will be allowed to serve food and have live music performances as a way to attract more customers.

Cannabis cafes offering food, coffee and live entertainment will soon become reality in California, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill legalizing the establishments popularized in Amsterdam.

The new law should help licensed retailers compete with the black market while mitigating the "smell of marijuana" that offends Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

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.

California, which legalized recreational cannabis in 2016, has seen its legal dispensaries struggle to compete with the black market.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that will allow certain restaurants to allow its patrons to openly smoke cannabis