San Francisco Suspends Cannabis Tax To Combat Illegal Marijuana Sales

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to suspend the city’s Cannabis Business Tax through the end of next year, in an attempt to curb illegal marijuana sales. According to Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, the…

A Hard Hit for Cannabis Smokers

November 26, 2020
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A San Francisco indoor smoking ban is under consideration, but has the dubious consequence of leaving renters with no legal place to smoke weed. At Tuesday’s upcoming San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting, the board will consider a new law…

Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses ‘Essential’

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

San Francisco’s Unwritten “Rules” For Marijuana at Super Bowl 50

February 4, 2016
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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 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,…

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,…