When San Francisco announced its “shelter in place” order this week, it said only “essential businesses” could remain open to support the public’s needs, such as grocery stores and gas stations. Missing from that list were marijuana dispensaries. But a day after residents were told to stay home, the city revised its position and deemed […]
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Marijuana delivery draws gig workers with steady pay, more zen customers
Jennifer Rodriguez works two jobs to afford living in the Bay Area. After dropping off her three children at school, she spends most mornings shuttling Uber passengers. Then the Hayward mother starts a shift delivering marijuana. Unlike her Uber work, where she’s considered an independent contractor and has to pay all of her own costs, […]
Michelle Dylan joins Vicente Sederberg LLC in the firm’s California office
PRESS RELEASE San Francisco criminal defense attorney Michelle Dylan has joined Vicente Sederberg LLC as of counsel in the firm’s California office. In this new role she will collaborate with VS attorneys on licensing matters and contribute her passion and cannabis regulatory knowledge to expand the firm’s Bay Area licensing services. Over the years, Michelle has worked […]
San Francisco Is The First City In California To Embrace Cannabis Lounges
The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with high dividers, and hardwood floors. “There’s nothing like this in Jersey,” said grinning Atlantic City resident Rick Thompson, getting high with […]
San Francisco Won’t Allow Legal Marijuana Sales at the Same Time as the Rest of California
On January 1st, California will officially legalize recreational marijuana and people from around the state will be able to purchase cannabis products freely. Unless you live in San Francisco, in which case you might have to wait a little longer. City officials in San Francisco say they won’t allow recreational marijuana sales in the city until regulations are passed. They […]
NAACP Wants Medical Marijuana Industry to Get a Black Business Owner
California’s multibillion-dollar medical cannabis industry is largely a white man’s game. It’s rare to see a person of color owning a marijuana dispensary or running a major cannabis business; most black and brown people you see in the industry are working security or maybe behind the budtenders’ counter. The fact that the Green Rush is more […]
San Francisco’s Unwritten “Rules” For Marijuana at Super Bowl 50
When the World Series last came to San Francisco, visiting sports reporters were gobsmacked at the City’s level of cannabis tolerance. “Right over there, people are smoking weed!” reported NBC affiliate Newy Scruggs reported in 2010. “We are truly in San Francisco. … People are nice here.” Yes, the national media love to depict the […]
San Francisco Getting Ready For Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
Expecting California voters will legalize recreational marijuana use next year, San Francisco is assembling a task force to propose regulations for the industry, addressing everything from drug potency to where pot businesses can locate. Cancer survivors, those living with HIV, business owners and medical marijuana dispensary operators were among the 48 applicants vying for 14 […]
San Francisco Robbers Target Marijuana Delivery Drivers
A pair of marijuana delivery men were robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood Wednesday, officials said, the second such incident in less than a month. Just before 6 p.m., the two weed deliverers, ages 25 and 27, were headed to drop off their cannabis cargo near the corner of Cayuga Avenue and […]
