Tempest in a (kava) teapot: Reno Roots Kava Bar serves ‘nature’s Xanax’—but the county won’t allow it to be served traditionally

Tempest in a (kava) teapot: Reno Roots Kava Bar serves ‘nature’s Xanax’—but the county won’t allow it to be served traditionally

Neil Cavanagh and his wife, Dalice, said they verbally got a green light last year from Washoe County to open a kava tea bar. Then they spent more than $65,000 on the business—only to find out Washoe County Health District officials would not allow them to sell their product after all. With their life savings on the line, the couple struggled to find a way to keep the Reno Roots Kava Bar at 935 N. Virginia St. open, and get the kava tea flowing.…