SF News Drug Smugglers Sneaking Synthetic Marijuana Into Jails By Soaking It Into Fake Legal Papers Santa Rita Jail and other prisons across the state are on high alert that a potent synthetic cannabis substitute is being smuggled into their jails, soaked into completely fake legal documents that the prisoners can just shred up and smoke.
SF News Woman Arrested at SFO For Allegedly Trying to Board Flight With 151 Pounds of Marijuana A Glendale woman will not be flying high after an arrest at SF International Airport, as she allegedly attempted to board an international flight with 151 pounds of cannabis crammed into her luggage.
Arts & Entertainment Hippie Hill 4/20 Party Canceled Again This Year, SF Rec and Parks Claims The official 4/20 party on Hippie Hill is up in smoke for a second year in a row, though nearly 5,000 stoners still attended last year’s supposedly “canceled” party, and also this year’s 4/20 coincides with the Hunky Jesus Contest in Dolores Park.
SF News Inner Richmond Dispensary Robbed by Thieves Who Sledgehammered Their Way Through the Windows The Inner Richmond location of the California Street Cannabis Company was hit by burglars in the wee hours Thursday morning, who smashed through the front window with sledgehammers, and got away just as police were arriving.
SF News SF City Attorney Sues Bayview Warehouse Owner for Allegedly Running Two Huge Illegal Marijuana Grows Two Bayview warehouses have been acting as illegal indoor cannabis grows for over a year, according to a new lawsuit from City Attorney David Chiu, after state agents raided and found nearly 6,000 plants at the two facilities.
Business & Tech SF-Based Weed Delivery Service Eaze, Once Valued at $700 Million, Shutting Down By Year’s End The company that called themselves “the Uber of Weed” is going up in smoke, having blown through $250 million in venture capital but now announcing they’ll likely cease operations on December 31.
SF News Governor Newsom Has Signed the Bill to Legalize Cannabis Cafes Across California Assemblymember Matt Haney’s bill to legalize food and beverage sales inside dispensary lounges has gotten by on the second try, and Amsterdam-style cafes and performance venues could be popping up in your local pot shops next year.
SF News Oakland PD Officer Placed On Leave After Giant Illegal Marijuana Grow Found in His Antioch Home Last week CNN ran a report detailing that more than 50 very nice houses in Antioch were just giant hidden illegal pot grow operations, with no one living in the houses. Now it turns out one of those homes is owned by an Oakland police officer.
SF News CNN Report Finds Giant, Illegal Marijuana Grows Operating Out of Luxury Homes in Antioch Not even the ritziest enclaves of Contra Costa County are immune to having large-scale illicit marijuana grow operations, as a CNN report found three homes on the same street in Antioch were busted for not being homes, but instead enormous indoor pot grows.
SF News Bill Allowing Marijuana Sales at Farmers' Markets Clears State Legislature, Heads to Newsom’s Desk You may soon be able to stock up on cannabis at a discount price at your local farmers’ market, as the state legislature has approved a proposal to let growers sell there directly. Oh, and Matt Haney’s “cannabis cafe” bill has passed too.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Bay Area Company Takes Gold Medal at California State Fair Cannabis Awards Elton John was announced as the headliner for the big Dreamforce 2024 concert; Waymo and the rideshare companies might be taxed to save Muni; and a Bay Area cannabis company just won the gold medal at the California State Fair Cannabis Awards.
Arts & Entertainment SF Pride Hopes to Have Legal Cannabis Sales and Smoking at Civic Center Plaza Party A highly historic feature could be puffing up at this year’s SF Pride celebration, with Civic Center Plaza planning to host SF Pride’s first-ever legal marijuana sales and consumption area — though the permit has technically not been approved yet.
Arts & Entertainment There Will Be Legal Marijuana Sales and Smoking at the California State Fair This Year Another trailblazing moment first for those who blaze up: Next month’s California State Fair will have legal cannabis sales and consumption, the first-ever state fair with pot being smoked legally on-site.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Matt Haney’s ‘Cannabis Cafe’ Bill Cruises to State Assembly Approval Assemblymember Matt Haney’s latest attempt to bring Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes to California just overwhelmingly passed the state Assembly, and hopes to avoid getting vetoed by Gavin Newsom as it was last year.
Arts & Entertainment Video: SF Hippie Hill 4/20 Draws Thousands of Pot Smokers, Despite Being Officially ‘Canceled’ Several thousand marijuana enthusiasts still showed up for a supposedly “canceled” 4/20 at Hippie Hill, and we’ve got pictures and video of Saturday’s weed-smoking shenanigans at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
SF News Celebrate 4/20 in the Bay Area At These Hippie Hill Event Alternatives From food fests to drag shows, check out these weed-themed things to do in San Francisco and beyond Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment SFMOMA Now Selling Very Elegant Bongs and Pot Pipes, Just In Time for 4/20 Some highly artistic cannabis smoking paraphernalia is now on sale at the SFMOMA gift shop, which has gone to pot and is now selling upscale porcelain pipes and water bongs.
Arts & Entertainment A ‘Magic Mushrooms Church’ Is Providing More 4/20 Porta-Potties and Crowd Control Than the City Is The cancellation of Hippie Hill’s official 4/20 celebration seems unlikely to keep thousands of pot-smoking revelers out of Golden Gate Park, and so a psilocybin-themed church is stepping up to provide porta-potties, a medical tent, and water bottles.
SF News SF Police Vow DUI Patrols Will Be Out in Force for 4/20 The “DUI Saturation Patrols” we normally associate with Saint Patrick’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday will be rolling out for this Saturday’s 4/20 observances, as SFPD hopes to discourage people from driving while stoned.
SF News Mike Tyson’s Celebrity-Branded Marijuana Gets Recalled Statewide Because It Has Mold In It Another black eye for boxer Mike Tyson’s attempt to become a marijuana mogul, as the California Department of Cannabis Control has ordered a statewide recall of two of his “Undisputed” cannabis flower products.
Arts & Entertainment ‘SF Weed Week’ Hopes to Fill Void of Canceled 4/20 Party, With Promotional Marketing Events Would you rather go to branded promotional industry events for 4/20 instead of whatever party might happen at Hippie Hill? If so, boy does SF Weed Week have a marketing-type lineup for you.
Arts & Entertainment 4/20 on Hippie Hill Gets Canceled By Organizers, For 2024 At Least The organizers of the official Hippie Hill 4/20 event have canceled this year’s smoke-filled festivities over budget cuts and lack of sponsorship. But considering 4/20 falls on a Saturday this year, mobs of stoners are probably going to show up anyway.
SF News Debt-Ravaged Dispensary Chain MedMen Closing SF Store, They Claim ‘Temporarily’ The dispensary chain MedMen was once the largest pot shop franchise in the US, but they’re closing their Cow Hollow shop in SF today, amidst widespread closures of their stores across California.
Business & Tech SF Pot Dispensary CEO In Hot Water Over Video Where He Brags About Not Paying His Bills The CEO of the Off The Charts dispensary chain, which has one location in San Francisco, has gone viral for the wrong reasons, in a video where he’s caught blustering to his colleagues he doesn’t pay “these f*cking mom and pops” vendors who supply his stores.
Business & Tech SF Rapper and Local Pot Icon Berner Gets Lengthy New York Times Feature on His Cookies Dispensaries Local rapper Berner has become the Pied Piper of marijuana, with his Cookies brand now boasting 70 dispensaries globally, and he celebrated his recent New York Times profile by posting “I smoked a 10 gram joint in the @nytimes lol!”
