Caifornia’s Newsom Reverses Course to Allow Nation’s First Cannabis Cafes

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill legalizing "cannabis cafes" and allowing commercial events there. The American Cancer Society condemned the law, noting secondhand marijuana smoke is often just as bad, if not worse, than cigarette smoke. California banned indoor smoking at entertainment venues in 1998, making this bill a major reversal in state policy. It's unclear if the law will allow individuals to smoke marijuana mixed with tobacco, as is the custom in Amsterdam, the city whose "coffeeshops" (cafes that sell cannabis and coffee) the bill references as a model.