Hacker News with Generative AI: California Law

California passes law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes (medicalxpress.com)
Starting next year, diners in the western US state of California can smoke cannabis at certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing for "cannabis cafes" akin to those popularized in the Netherlands.
Cannabis, California Law, Legalization, Restaurants
24 points by PaulHoule 47 days ago | 10 comments
Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law (electrek.co)
It’s an exciting week for grid resiliency-lovers in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed up his earlier smart grid law and signed another law this week which may require bidirectional charging on EVs in the future – though the law has no hard timeline attached, so it may be a while before we see this happen.
Electric Vehicles, California Law, Renewable Energy, Grid Resilience
4 points by MilnerRoute 63 days ago | 0 comments
CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you're merely licensing it (polygon.com)
A new California bill (AB 2426), signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, is an attempt to bring transparency to the buying and selling of digital goods like movies, e-books, and, yes, video games.
Video Games, California Law, Digital Goods, Consumer Rights
263 points by sxp 67 days ago | 125 comments
California new law forces digital stores to admit you're just licensing content (theverge.com)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks.
California Law, Digital Rights, Consumer Protection, Gaming
44 points by extesy 68 days ago | 11 comments
New California law will force companies to admit you don't own digital content (engadget.com)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media.
California Law, Consumer Protection, Technology
3 points by miles 68 days ago | 0 comments
California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it (apnews.com)
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews with workers and a review of wage claims filed with the state.
Gig Economy, California Law, Labor Rights
83 points by agiacalone 90 days ago | 60 comments
Bay Area restaurants react to new Calif. law with anger, shock (sfgate.com)
Restaurants, California Law, Bay Area
25 points by kungfudoi 214 days ago | 32 comments
Airport security line cutters are target of first-in-the-nation California bill (politico.com)
California Law, Airport Security, Politics, Travel
33 points by JumpCrisscross 225 days ago | 49 comments