‘Cannabis Café’ Bill Revived in California

A week into the new legislative session, a California bill that seeks to legalize Amsterdam-style “cannabis cafes” that was shot down by the governor last year has been revived, according to its author, Assemblyman Matt Haney (D–San Francisco). Mr. Haney took to X, formerly Twitter, to indicate last year’s bill was coming back and had previous “broad partisan support,” and only met a demise due to a veto by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last year’s bill passed the Assembly in a 64 to 9 vote, and the Senate in a vote of 33 to 3. Mr. Newsom said he vetoed the bill over concerns the cafes would undermine “long-standing smoke-free workplace protections” in California....