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SF NIMBY Culture: An Old Problem Facing a New Industry
By Chris Roberts on May 31, 2017
San Francisco may have a hyper-liberal reputation nationally, but the city's residents can be ferociously conservative when it comes to development in their own neighborhood...
In San Francisco, If You Can’t Beat 420, Regulate 420
By Ed Murrieta on April 19, 2017
Golden Gate Park’s underground pot party goes legit, gets permits and food trucks. There’s no denying people like pot. There’s no doubt pot attracts tourists...
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SF Cannabis Event set to Showcase Women Leaders
By Ellen Holland on March 21, 2017
New event focuses on wellness and science. With a glut of cannabis networking events out there, it’s easy to grow increasingly skeptical of the new...
Cannabis World Going Back to Cali for ICBC San Francisco
By Cannabis Now on February 16, 2017
The International Cannabis Business Conference isn't just the longest continuously running business expo in California, it's where the business end of the cannabis businesses across...
Cannabis & Tech Meet in SF at New West Summit
By Cannabis Now on October 11, 2016
This weekend will see the San Francisco waterfront host the premier global gathering of cannabis technology minds at New West Summit. Now in its second...
Happy Birthday, Dennis Peron
By Cannabis Now on April 11, 2016
Dennis Peron says he came to San Francisco to find love and change the world. A longtime cannabis activist, Peron started the San Francisco Buyer’s...
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Get a Job in the Cannabis Industry
By Jimi Devine on April 2, 2016
One of the great challenges of being the fastest growing industry in the nation is having the workforce to keep pace, and to that note...
LA Set to Host 420 Games
By Jimi Devine on March 23, 2016
Eighteen months after its incarnation the 420 Games has found itself as the go to event for cannabis users living an active lifestyle and, with...
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The Holistic High of Biodynamic Cannabis
By Caitlin Podiak on February 29, 2016
Well-to-do middle-aged ladies gather round a picnic table, each puffing on her own personal Pax vaporizer. One woman mentions that she recently obtained a medical...
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Ganja Yoga: Medicated Meditation Thrives in San Francisco
By K. Astre on February 25, 2016
“Do what you want,” she says. And she means it. It is the Bay Area, after all; California’s fog-ridden region infamous for rule breakers and...
Cannabis Conference Blends Activism and Business
By Dave Carpenter on February 16, 2016
“This is a freedom issue,” said Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher speaking about the social injustice of cannabis prohibition to a rousing crowd at the International Cannabis...
NFL Rules Still Rigid As Super Bowl Comes To Its Most Pot-Friendly Host City Yet
By Julia Clark-Riddell on February 6, 2016
Two years ago, Super Bowl XLVIII brought cannabis legalization into a favorable national spotlight, when teams from the first two states to legalize adult-use marijuana...
Flow Kana Explores Art & Community at Cannabis Salon
By Caitlin Podiak on February 3, 2016
Flow Kana, “the world’s first farm-to-table cannabis brand,” has been making waves in San Francisco’s weed scene since the company launched early last year. In...
Bipartisan Legalization on Display at ICBC
By Greg Zeman on February 1, 2016
With a presidential election season in full swing, most political discussions highlight the stark divisions between the two major parties. But when it comes to...
Q&A With Debby Goldsberry, Legendary Cannabis Activist
By Julia Clark-Riddell on January 19, 2016
Debby Goldsberry has been on a mission for 30 years. Ever since she joined her college’s chapter of NORML in 1986, she has been working...
Meadow Embraces an Industry to Push Forward Tech in Cannabis Delivery
By Ellen Holland on December 23, 2015
The solitary table set up in the center of Meadow’s San Francisco headquarters is overflowing with cannabis, artisanal hash and edibles. This Tuesday’s selections represent...
You Will Become a Home Grower (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)
By Sean Quinn on December 20, 2015
Ever grown your own cannabis? Ever wished you knew how? Ever had the space at home? For most cannabis users, the answer to these questions...
Why Vaping May Be Safer Than Smoking
By Chuck Lenatti on December 18, 2015
Until recently, consuming cannabis was invariably associated with combustion. Rolling a joint and sharing it with friends is a time-honored ritual that even our president...
New West Summit: Cannabis, Tech & Finance Converge
By Dave Carpenter on November 23, 2015
Driven by the expanding legal marijuana market and a thirst for new products and services, more and more cannabis-centric conferences have begun appearing with greater...
Hash Review: Truth Serum
By Greg Zeman on November 12, 2015
Being a cannabis reporter means near-constant opportunities to try new products and meet the people behind them. Sometimes that means checking out a grower’s R&D...