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Recreational weed could be on sale in San Francisco as soon as Jan. 5 if the mayor quickly signs legislation approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Supervisors adopted regulations Tuesday night favored by cannabis advocates, rejecting attempts to mandate a larger barrier between...

Following weeks of emotional and detailed debate over where to allow new stores, San Francisco supervisors approved regulations for the sale of recreational marijuana when it becomes legal in California in January. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday for a 600-foot...

San Francisco will not have a regulatory framework in place by January 1st, when recreational marijuana becomes legal. There is a heated debate over marijuana in San Francisco and the majority of the supervisors say they need more time in order to get this right. After weeks of...

San Francisco. The very evening I arrived in downtown San Francisco, I was shocked to see the big marijuana sign on the moving bus. In bold, colorful letters, the sign celebrated the words, Marijuana Is Here. And indeed, it is, very much so. Next January, recreational use of marijuana becomes...

San Francisco will temporarily halt approvals of new cannabis dispensaries just months before the sale of recreational marijuana becomes legal in California, the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday. The ordinance imposing a 45-day moratorium on the industry, which passed 9-2, prompted fierce...

We are proud San Franciscans and community activists in the South of Market. We have had the privilege of watching San Francisco grow and change over time. And one area that has changed tremendously is cannabis policy, both medical and soon adult use. In 1996, more than three quarters of San...

San Francisco would have its own independent department of marijuana under legislation headed to the Board of Supervisors. "The goal is to create a single office to manage the onslaught that we are facing come Jan. 1, when recreational pot becomes legal," said Supervisor Jeff Sheehy...

San Francisco's new era of legalized recreational cannabis could bring pot-friendly hotels, marijuana-selling businesses along popular neighborhood corridors and delivery services. In the not-so-distant future, local grocers may even start selling cannabis products, and restaurants could serve...

Business opportunities in California are growing exponentially since voters decided in favor of legalizing cannabis, making the upcoming International Cannabis Business Conference an important event for anyone looking to make money with marijuana. Following the success of the last ICBC held in...

San Francisco - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today introduced legislation that would require a conditional use permit for indoor agriculture including marijuana cultivation in response to the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California. The interim zoning controls for areas...

City Hall took steps Tuesday to change current laws around marijuana, in the wake of the Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) passing. Mayor Lee and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development submitted legislation to establish interim zoning controls for the growing of marijuana. The legislation...

A week out from the November election, San Francisco department heads and local residents are preparing for the potential legalization of marijuana across the state. A 21-member task force, which has worked to develop a set of recommendations for policymakers to consider if California voters...

Neighbors of the nondescript, neatly painted, corrugated-steel warehouse probably have no idea what's going on inside the South of Market building. And that's exactly how the building's operators want to keep it. Nothing from the outside hints that the structure houses hundreds of herbaceous...