Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés are one step closer to opening in a major U.S. city — with others potentially watching closely. Gavin Newsom that allows cities to issue licenses for cannabis cafés, as local outlet KQED reported. “The purpose of authorizing cannabis cafés was to transform a brief retail transaction into a hospitality experience,” she said. O’Gorman Jenkins said cannabis cafés “are not simply dispensaries where people can stay longer.” The proposal sparked discussion on a San Francisco Reddit forum, where users expressed excitement.