The Sacramento City Council has given the green light for a cannabis lounge pilot program.City leaders passed an ordinance in a controversial 5 to 4 decision — with Mayor Darrell Steinberg casting the deciding vote — that will allow the social consumption of marijuana at select dispensaries.

A debate over a proposal to allow cannabis lounges in the city of Sacramento resumes this week, with council members set to weigh the issue again at a special meeting Tuesday. Local dispensary owners are already preparing for the possibility that the ordinance will pass, and argue that there are potential benefits.