NYC Cannabis Lounge Opening Will Be ‘Extremely Social,’ Restaurateur Behind BLT Steak Says
“We want it to be comfortable”
Jimmy Haber, CEO of BLT Restaurant Group, offered a preview on “Varney & Co.” of what people can expect from the cannabis lounges that he plans to open in New York City.
“We want it to be comfortable,” the restaurateur behind BLT Steak and BLT Prime told host Stuart Varney on Monday. “We want people to enjoy their time there. We think it will be extremely social.”
Under a legalization bill signed in March by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Yorkers can now possess and use up to three ounces of cannabis. Sales of recreational-use marijuana is expected to become legal in about 18 months when the state draws up regulations, according to the legislation.
The law immediately allows people to use cannabis in public spaces, though New Yorkers can’t smoke or vape marijuana in areas prohibited by state law, including workplaces, colleges and universities, hospitals and within 100 feet of a school.
Haber pointed out that because “it’s really unclear now as to what the law is going to finally look like,” he does not yet know whether his cannabis lounge will be able to also serve alcoholic beverages. However, he said he is hoping to “most certainly” sell food at the establishments as well.
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