San Francisco is one step closer to allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes after the Board of Supervisors advanced a measure Tuesday that would permit dispensaries to serve food, pour nonalcoholic drinks and host entertainment.
In a 7-4 vote, supervisors passed the ordinance on its first reading. If approved during a final vote next Tuesday, the measure would allow existing cannabis consumption lounges to expand their business models.
The city ordinance opts into a state law authored by state Assemblymember Matt Haney. Supporters argue the change is necessary to help the city’s legal cannabis industry survive.
