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Bay Area Cannasseur: SF City College to offer cannabis degree

Bay Area Cannasseur: SF City College to offer cannabis degree

  • by Sari Staver
  • Aug 4, 2020

City College of San Francisco will launch a two-year associate of arts degree program in cannabis studies next spring, which it says is the first of its kind in the nation.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Summer-themed cannabis beverages are a hit

Bay Area Cannasseur: Summer-themed cannabis beverages are a hit

  • by Sari Staver
  • Jul 8, 2020

With infused beverages being one of the fastest growing categories in the cannabis industry, most dispensaries are now selling a variety of summer-themed ones.

Arrest made in alleged break-in at Castro cannabis store

Arrest made in alleged break-in at Castro cannabis store

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 11, 2020

An arrest has been made in an alleged break-in early Thursday at Eureka Sky, a cannabis retail store that opened in the Castro in February.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Furloughs, layoffs hit cannabis industry

Bay Area Cannasseur: Furloughs, layoffs hit cannabis industry

  • by Sari Staver
  • Jun 3, 2020

Although local cannabis industry leaders breathed a sigh of relief when the city reversed itself to allow dispensaries to stay open after the stay-at-home order was issued in mid-March, layoffs and furloughs have hit some of the larger companies.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Cannabis plants now available in San Francisco

Bay Area Cannasseur: Cannabis plants now available in San Francisco

  • by Sari Staver
  • May 6, 2020

Thanks to a new Nob Hill dispensary, San Franciscans can legally buy starter cannabis plants, or clones, without leaving the city.

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

Thanks to matching offer from anonymous donor, Bay Area Reporter extends fundraising appeal

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • May 1, 2020

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  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

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 Bay Area Cannasseur: San Francisco cannabis dispensaries adapt

Bay Area Cannasseur: San Francisco cannabis dispensaries adapt

  • by Sari Staver
  • Apr 1, 2020

Business is getting back to usual at Bay Area cannabis stores.

UPDATED: SF reverses course, will allow cannabis outlets to remain open

UPDATED: SF reverses course, will allow cannabis outlets to remain open

  • by Sari Staver
  • Mar 17, 2020

San Francisco health officials late Tuesday afternoon announced cannabis dispensaries can remain open during the city's shutdown to prevent spread of the coronavirus.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Compassionate care programs getting into gear

Bay Area Cannasseur: Compassionate care programs getting into gear

  • by Sari Staver
  • Mar 4, 2020

Compassionate care programs are expected to expand locally, following the March 1 start date for Senate Bill 34, the new state law making it easier for organizations to legally donate cannabis to low-income patients.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Lesbian couple launches CBD startup

Bay Area Cannasseur: Lesbian couple launches CBD startup

  • by Sari Staver
  • Feb 5, 2020

A year after selling Hip Chick Farms, their multimillion-dollar natural foods company, two Bay Area lesbians moved to a 10-acre lavender farm in Oregon to build what they hope will be their next successful startup: a CBD snack business.

10th annual readers' poll starts

10th annual readers' poll starts

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 29, 2020

This year marks the 10th annual Bay Area Reporter readers' poll, the Besties, and voting begins Thursday, January 30.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Taxes bring new problems in 2020

Bay Area Cannasseur: Taxes bring new problems in 2020

  • by Sari Staver
  • Jan 8, 2020

Despite the rollout of new products and retail outlets, both cannabis consumers and sellers are expected to face a difficult year in 2020.

Gay men get first cannabis permit for equity applicants

Gay men get first cannabis permit for equity applicants

  • by Sari Staver
  • Dec 17, 2019

A married gay couple on Tuesday received the first business permit for equity applicants by San Francisco's Office of Cannabis for their soon-to-open Castro cannabis retail store, Eureka Sky. They plan to soft open after Christmas.