San Francisco Dispensaries Exempted From City-Wide Lockdown
Wed / Mar 18th
San Francisco, California cannabis dispensaries will remain open alongside essential businesses as the city shuts down most nonessential businesses amid… Read More
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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:
San Francisco May Consider Freezing Cannabis Licensing
Wed / Mar 11th
While cannabis sales in San Francisco have increased since statewide legalization in 2018, the number of licensed dispensaries has also… Read More
Stephen Rechif: Operating a Community-Focused Cannabis Dispensary
Thu / Jan 16th
Stephen recently answered some of our questions about Bloom Room‘s success story, day-to-day operations, company culture, and more. Check out… Read More
San Francisco Awards Its First Social Equity Cannabis License
Wed / Dec 18th
The San Francisco, California Office of Cannabis has awarded its first social-equity business license to a married gay couple, Romwald… Read More
West Coast Cities Have More Cannabis Users Than Cigarette Smokers
Wed / Dec 4th
In the Seattle-Tacoma, Portland, and San Francisco metro areas, more adults 18-and-older have used cannabis in the last 30 days… Read More
Killer Mike to Keynote New West Summit
Fri / Sep 13th
San Francisco, Calif. (September 11, 2019) – New West Summit 2019 (NWS5) THE Cannabis Tech Conference (October 10-11, 2019) is… Read More
Cannabis Sales Top $1M at Outside Lands
Thu / Aug 15th
Attendees at the Outside Lands festival bought more than $1 million worth of cannabis products at the state-approved GrassLands section… Read More
San Francisco Issues Temporary Cannabis Permit for Outside Lands Festival
Thu / Aug 8th
The San Francisco, California Office of Cannabis is set to grant its first temporary permit for cannabis sales and consumption… Read More
San Francisco Will Issue Cannabis Smoking Permits for Events
Thu / Mar 14th
The city of San Francisco will implement a system to permit cannabis smoking at events within city limits, according to… Read More
San Francisco Expunges 9,000 Prior Cannabis Convictions
Wed / Feb 27th
The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has expunged 9,362 felony and misdemeanor cannabis convictions dating from as far back as… Read More
San Francisco Plans New Cannabis Oversight Committee
Mon / Oct 8th
San Francisco city officials plan to create a committee that would oversee and assess cannabis industry regulations throughout the city,… Read More
Cannabis CEO Resigns Over Viral Video of Her Threatening to Call Police on Young Girl Selling Water
Wed / Jun 27th
Alison Ettel has resigned as CEO of cannabis company TreatWell Health after a video went viral that showed her appearing to… Read More
Seven Mayors of Major Cities Call for Cannabis Policy Reform
Tue / Jun 12th
The mayors of seven large U.S. cities in states with adult-use laws formed a coalition on Monday asking the U.S.… Read More
Washington Cities Join in Vacating Cannabis Convictions
Tue / Mar 20th
In February, the city of Seattle, Washington announced it would vacate all misdemeanor cannabis convictions issued prior to the 2012 legalization… Read More
Social Cannabis Use Lounge Opens in San Francisco
Fri / Mar 16th
A cannabis smoking lounge has opened in San Francisco, California, the Associated Press reports, and the Barbary Coast lounge is… Read More
Brian Applegarth: Cannabis Tourism in California
Wed / Feb 14th
Brian Applegarth is the CEO and founder of Emerald Country Tours, founder of the Cannabis Trail, and founder of the… Read More
San Francisco to Expunge Some Cannabis Convictions
Thu / Feb 1st
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón will retroactively apply criminal justice reforms in the state’s cannabis legalization law to misdemeanor… Read More
Activist Dennis Peron, Who Sparked California’s Medical Cannabis Movement, Dies at 72
Mon / Jan 29th
Medical cannabis activist Dennis Peron, who is often credited as the “father of medical marijuana,” passed away on January 27… Read More
San Francisco, California Approved Adult-Use Rules; On Track for Jan. 5 Sales
Fri / Dec 1st
The San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors have approved rules to govern the city’s adult-use cannabis industry, and while they… Read More
San Francisco Adult Use Sales Might Not Begin on Jan. 1
Thu / Sep 28th
San Francisco, California officials have suggested that the city’s adult-use cannabis market might not come online with the rest of… Read More
Lagunitas Brewing Company Releases One Batch of Cannabis Terpene-Infused Beer
Tue / Aug 22nd
Lagunitas Brewing Company has unveiled Supercritical IPA – a brew infused with cannabis terpenes from CannaCraft, the California-based producers of… Read More
San Francisco Creates Office of Cannabis
Wed / Jul 26th
The new Office of Cannabis has been approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who have already tasked the… Read More
San Francisco Officials Move to Ban New Dispensaries Until Rec. Rules Developed
Mon / Jul 24th
The San Francisco, California Planning Commission has passed a recommendation to ban the opening of new medical cannabis dispensaries for… Read More
California Communities Create Cannabis Offices to Handle Recreational Rollout
Wed / Jul 19th
California communities have begun laying the groundwork for the rollout of the recreational cannabis industry as San Francisco and Sonoma… Read More
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