First cannabis cafe opens in California

America's first cannabis restaurant has opened in West Hollywood, offering diners an array of weed products and hoping to rival Amsterdam's famed coffee shops.

Called Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe, the much-hyped 240-seat establishment is open to people 21 and over, who can order from a cannabis menu just like they would a wine bottle.

On offer are pre-rolled joints starting at USD 18 dollars apiece, highly potent concentrates, some edibles, and accessories such as bongs, pipes and dabbing devices.

It's amazing to be a part of making history, I never thought I would have been, said executive chef Andrea Drummer as she surveyed diners at the soft opening of the eatery.

It's important to have a safe space to consume in a very communal setting, she added. The only other place that I know that to be the case is Amsterdam.

She said customers were flying in from different parts of the country, and one couple was even traveling from Britain, to take part in the grand opening on Tuesday.