San Francisco Set to Impose 3-Year Moratorium on New Cannabis Licenses
Wed / Jun 7th
The San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to enact a three-year moratorium on the awarding of new cannabis business licenses.
Cannabis has been a cornerstone of San Francisco culture since the ’60s. Now the city is home to recreational dispensaries and some of the best cannabis events in the nation. Scroll down for news, stories, and more about San Francisco cannabis:
Wed / Jun 7th
The San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to enact a three-year moratorium on the awarding of new cannabis business licenses.
Sun / Feb 20th
Recently, officials in San Francisco, California voted unanimously to suspend the implementation of its voter-approved cannabis tax. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman,… Read More
Fri / Dec 3rd
San Francisco, California will again delay implementing a voter-approved cannabis tax with the goal of curbing the illicit market.
Mon / Nov 1st PRESS RELEASE
The bell dings and you open the oven’s door. A freshly-baked aroma wafts through the room. You have perfected the… Read More
Thu / Oct 28th PRESS RELEASE
Discover fast-growing cannabis drinks brands at the 2nd Annual Cannabis Drinks Expo on November 11 in San Francisco and on… Read More
Mon / Oct 11th
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a measure by Mayor London Breed to update the city’s social equity program.
Tue / Dec 29th INTERVIEW
Cindy De La Vega is CEO and part-owner of STIIIZY Union Square, the first Latina-owned dispensary in San Francisco, California.
Wed / Dec 2nd
San Francisco city officials have voted to ban smoking in apartment buildings. The ban, however, does not extend to cannabis smoking because it would effectively remove the only legal consumption option for apartment-dwelling cannabis patients.
Tue / Nov 17th
In an effort to assist local cannabis businesses, San Francisco officials have opted to delay implementing the city’s cannabis taxes until the end of 2021.
Mon / Nov 16th
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering a bill to ban people from smoking or vaping cannabis or tobacco in apartment buildings containing three or more units.
Mon / Jul 27th
The City College of San Francisco has announced a two-year cannabis studies degree starting this fall; the degree program is based on three courses: Introduction to Cannabis, Anthropology of Cannabis, and Psychology of Psychoactive Drugs.
Fri / Jul 3rd
The San Francisco Office of Cannabis warned SF-based cannabis businesses to expect potential criminal attacks during protests scheduled for the holiday weekend.
Fri / May 8th
San Francisco health officials confirmed they are helping some people to access cannabis, alcohol, and methadone during voluntary hotel stays paid for by the city to help otherwise unhoused people self-quarantine.
Wed / Apr 15th
Continuing with our theme this month of honoring heroes to the cannabis movement, the next person on our list is “Brownie” Mary Jane Rathbun, a cannabis activist, baker, waitress, and mother figure to young patients at the height of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco.
Wed / Mar 18th
San Francisco city officials have announced that cannabis dispensaries can remain open during the three-week shelter in place order that has home-quarantined the region due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wed / Mar 11th
City officials in San Francisco could consider a freeze on new cannabis permits amid plummeting sales at individual dispensaries and a flourishing unregulated marketplace.
Thu / Jan 16th INTERVIEW
Stephen Rechif is the General Manager of Bloom Room, a popular cannabis dispensary located in downtown San Francisco.
Wed / Dec 18th
An upcoming San Francisco dispensary has received the city’s first social equity cannabis business license; the shop is expected to open in the city’s Castro District before the end of the year.
Wed / Dec 4th
According to polling data from the major metro areas of Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, there are more adults 18-and-older who have used cannabis recently than smoked cigarettes.
Fri / Sep 13th PRESS RELEASE
Killer Mike joins keynotes Alicia Silverstone, George Zimmer, and many other featured speakers.
Thu / Aug 15th
Patrons at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival bought more than $1 million worth of cannabis products from licensed vendors; it was the first time a major U.S. music festival officially sanctioned cannabis sales.
Thu / Aug 8th
San Francisco is set to issue its first temporary permit for cannabis sales and on-site consumption for Outside Lands, the city’s largest summer festival.
Thu / Mar 14th
San Francisco will start issuing permits for events where patrons will be allowed to purchase and consume cannabis, starting with events that have historically attracted heavy cannabis use.
Wed / Feb 27th
Using technology developed by Code for America, San Francisco is the first city in California to successfully complete the expungement of prior cannabis crimes.
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