Infamous California Trailblazers Introduce Marijuana Restaurant to West Hollywood
As the world ushered in a new era, greeting the dawn of the 20th Century, a collective movement later dubbed the “noble experiment” began to take shape across the country. By 1907, The Poison Act, a federal prohibiting recreational use of opiates and cocaine was implemented, with California amending the law in 1913 to include weed as an illegal substance.
Swiftly followed by the onset of Prohibition in 1920, the United States became a breeding ground of controversy. History shows us that the noble experiment was anything but, having been responsible for the death of thousands of Americans due to illegal alcohol that was often tainted by fuel-grade levels of harmful substance.
Even the once-thriving wine industry that was thriving with maturity in California suffered huge setbacks and economic losses doing its part in adding to The Great Depression.
Following the 1933 federal repeal of the 18th amendment with the ratification of the 21st amendment, California struggled to regain its pre-prohibition wine glory. However, thanks to the persistence of pioneers like André Tchelistcheff and Robert Mondavi, California is one of the most powerful and economically viable wine-producing locations in the world.
Soon, California becomes host to yet another viable and economically influential endeavors as well. Having been the landmark state to legalize the use of medical marijuana in 1996, it again modernizes the cannabis industry with the evolution of the first marijuana restaurant in America.
Commanding this momentous venture is none other than Lowell Farms, a revolutionary grower and producer of high quality, natural, and pesticide-free marijuana with headquarters in Santa Barbara.
Lowell Farms’ Cannabis Cafe is the first of it’s kind; a marijuana restaurant in America offering a unique experience set to the backdrop of a Mediterranean-inspired oasis complete with ceiling-covered plant décor and farm-to-table goodness.
While conceptualized in its infancy to utilize THC and CBD as blended ingredients carefully curated into culinary magnificence, with Chef Andrea Drummer at the helm, current legal language of California’s cannabis law prohibits this iteration coming to fruition. However, that’s not stopping Lowell Farms from introducing this groundbreaking restaurant that offers a refined and community-inspired environment in West Hollywood to imbibe in all the glories of cannabis.
This new café is backed by a number of stakeholders – many of whom provide knowledge and expertise of other innovative collaborations – think Kevin Brady of TAO Group’s dining experience.
Chef Drummer is the infamous culinary creative who has employed her plethora of experience crossing the boundaries of gastronomy and marijuana utilization to become a principal trailblazer in the modernization of cannabis.
A Cannabis Café employs flower hosts that become private sommelier-like experts guiding customers through the delectable product offerings. Between cannabis consumption, pairings mocktails with Chef Drummer’s world-class farm-to-table menu of homegrown California ingredients is sure to provide decadent noshing. Choose from in-season items such as the Lowell Farms buttermilk fried chicken sandwich and Lincoln Haze cocktail to the white bean hummus and Momilani beverage to quench your thirst and delight your taste buds.
Utilizing the idea of wine pairing with food, Chef Drummer draws together the perfect flower-host inspired CBD or THC choice with one-of-a-kind fresh foodie-fueled grub and drink. The Lowell Farms’ Cannabis Café is modernizing the acceptance of cannabis recreational use like no other location in any other state has done. With the launch of this world-renowned venue, the future of cannabis continues to evolve leaving behind only traces of a prohibition-era – one of which we gladly and thankfully only see in the rearview mirror.
The success of the restaurant paved the way for more acceptance of the use of cannabis whether for medical treatment or recreation. Fast-forward to 2019, there are now 34 US states where medical and recreational marijuana is now legal. The shift toward legalizing marijuana in the country continues, and some states are projected to follow this move.
