Business & Tech Oakland's Cannabis Delivery & Dispensary Industry Plagued By Crime; Leaders Fear Loss Of Minority Business Owners Some local leaders say that crime plaguing Oakland's cannabis delivery and dispensary industry over the past few years puts minority business owners at greater risk of closure.
SF News The Biggest Cannabis Dispensary Chain Yet to Arrive in SF, MedMen, Opens Store in Cow Hollow The largest, nationwide legal marijuana retailer San Francisco has seen yet, MedMen, just opened a Cow Hollow outpost. But the former high-flying Green Rush “unicorn” arrives in SF awash in red ink and restructuring after a high-profile flame-out.
SF News SF Cannabis Dispensary Smoking Lounges Get the Green Light to Start Blazing Up Again The SF Department of Public Health gave pot dispensary lounges the “smoke ‘em if you got ‘em” signal on Tuesday, and you’d better believe that some of those lounges were firing up come Wednesday morning.
SF News City Investigating SFPD for Lax Response to Dispensary Robberies, Pot Shop Owners Unsatisfied Tensions are high between cannabis dispensaries and the SF police department, after cops seemingly watched a dispensary get robbed without taking action, but the Department of Police Accountability says it's launching a probe.