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4 more cannabis restaurants coming to West Hollywood

There are still hurdles to overcome, but THC products will be on the menu

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

August 26, 2019

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The incorporated city of West Hollywood in Los Angeles is setting the stage to become a 420-themed tourism mecca, with a handful of restaurants in development will have cannabis on the menu.

First up is expected to be Lowell Café, one of eight restaurant and lounge concepts that will allow onsite cannabis smoking, vaping and consumption of edibles. The restaurant is scheduled to open in September.

Lowell is one of 16 businesses planning to combine cannabis and foodservice in some form that have won a first round of business licenses in West Hollywood. Others are in the works with the hope of opening in 2020 — though many say there are still regulatory hurdles to overcome.

Here’s a look at some of the restaurant concepts and the players behind them:

Contact Lisa Jennings at [email protected]

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About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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