West Hollywood wants to become Amsterdam of the far West. Jay-Z seems to approve
LOS ANGELES — During the days of Prohibition, West Hollywood hosted speakeasy bars and gambling joints. During the rock revolution of the 1960s, the nightclubs on the Sunset Strip welcomed groundbreaking bands such as the Doors and Led Zeppelin. And when the AIDS epidemic hit in the 1980s, the city opened some of the nation's first medical marijuana dispensaries. Now West Hollywood is aiming ...
LOS ANGELES — During the days of Prohibition, West Hollywood hosted speakeasy bars and gambling joints.
During the rock revolution of the 1960s, the nightclubs on the Sunset Strip welcomed groundbreaking bands such as the Doors and Led Zeppelin.
And when the AIDS epidemic hit in the 1980s, the city opened some of the nation's first medical marijuana dispensaries.
Now West Hollywood is aiming for a new distinction, as a sort of Amsterdam of the far West, fusing California's recreational weed culture with the city's own fun and creative vibe.
Home to six cannabis dispensaries, the tiny city plans to approve as many as 40 cannabis permits over the next year or so,
