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Catherine Smith

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Stay Open Despite Federal Deadline

    On the day the federal government wished HopeNet to close, the operators of San Francisco's oldest licensed and taxpaying medical marijuana dispensary prepared accordingly: They grilled hot dogs."We made about 220," said Catherine Smith, whose Ninth Street medical cannabis dispensary is one of the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Have S.F. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Reached Critical Mass?

    Is there such thing as too much pot?​On Monday, The Apothecarium will finally open its doors, making it San Francisco's 26th medical cannabis dispensary. Far from having as many pot clubs as Starbucks, vast swaths of San Francisco are, thanks to restrictive zoning laws, completely devoid of dispen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    SFPD, On Hook to Release Marijuana Arrest Stats to City Hall, Fails to Do So

    Another anonymous, unknown statistic​Running a city is not easy. We get it. It'd be foolish to expect a place as complex and sometimes-provincial as San Francisco to always-smoothly operate, yet occasionally there's a municipal breakdown that defies easy explanation. And, it's quite possible, city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Pot Busts Are a High Priority for Cops -- But They Shouldn't Be

    Waiting for Godot to fire up a joint​It's long been the desire of voters and San Francisco lawmakers that the city's peace officers enforce all other crimes before busting adults smoking pot. In light of this, it's hard for pot advocates to figure out why undercover police spent 30 minutes on Marc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    The Most Coveted Job in San Francisco: Tending Bud

    You will need to smoke a joint after bud tending....it's a stressful jobIt may not be the best job in San Francisco: starting pay is $15 an hour, it's part-time, and job security? The federal government could lock you up at any moment. On the other hand, at most locations it includes health benefits ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2011

    Pot task force may get smoked for inability to make decisions

    You will need to smoke a joint after bud tending....it's a stressful jobIt may not be the best job in San Francisco: starting pay is $15 an hour, it's part-time, and job security? The federal government could lock you up at any moment. On the other hand, at most locations it includes health benefits ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    San Francisco's Marijuana Arrest Totals Getting Higher

    Put out that joint, mister...​What's that smell in the air, wafting from bus stops, parks, and most any street corner? It's evidence of a cavalier attitude regarding open-air cannabis consumption: This is San Francisco, after all -- feel free to puff away freely. Or, maybe not. According to statis ... More >>

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