San Diego Dispensaries Ranked: Best Selection November 2025
San Diego Dispensaries Ranked: Best Selection November 2025 Acquisitions and new openings affect rankings If you’re a regular visitor to our ranking pages you’ll be familiar with the Top 2 positions occupied by Off The Charts in Vista and Encinitas. However, after the first 2 slots you see new contenders for the Best Selection title. […]
Hall of Flowers Ventura 2026: Navigating the Future of California Cannabis
Hall of Flowers Ventura 2026: Navigating the Future of California Cannabis The Hall of Flowers trade show is confirmed to return to the Ventura County Fairgrounds in March 2026, serving as a critical business-to-business (B2B) platform for the dynamic California cannabis market. Industry participants are already anticipating the event as an essential forum for deal-making, innovation, and […]
Perfect Union Dispensary Grand Opening October 22
Perfect Union Dispensary Grand Opening October 22 Grand Opening Oct. 22 Marks Flagship Retail Brand’s Entry into Southern California Market SACRAMENTO, CA – October 14, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) – MWG Holdings Group, Inc. (“MWG Holdings”), a leading purpose-driven, locally-focused cannabis company with award-winning roots in the California medical and recreational markets, announced today the opening of its 10th California […]
AB 564 Signed In To Law; Excise Tax Reverts to 15%
AB 564 Signed In To Law; Excise Tax Reverts to 15% https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/22/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-cutting-taxes-on-cannabis-promoting-the-long-term-success-of-the-legal-industry/ SACRAMENTO – As California’s legal cannabis market continues to mature, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation, AB 564 (Haney), that eliminates a 25% tax increase on California’s legal cannabis industry, building on the Administration’s ongoing work to ensure the long-term success of the […]
Farmers Cup 710 Awards Sesh Winners
Farmers Cup 710 Awards Sesh Winners Sunday’s Farmers Cup 710 Awards Sesh is in the books, and we’ve got the list of winners. The judging took place in the month leading to the event, which featured 2 overall categories: Licensed and Homegrown. Licensed Rosin Licensed Concentrates (Solvent) Licensed Rosin Vape Licensed Vape (Solvent) Licensed Flower […]
Off the Charts marches onward; acquires Miramar’s Body and Mind
Off The Charts this week acquired Body & Mind dispensary, according to OTC CEO Norman Yousif. The 7625 Carroll Rd location is 3,000 sf and employs a staff of 9. “We’re keeping on board the entire staff, and will add 1 member from the OTC team to ensure continuity.” Body & Mind was owned by […]
Element 7 closes in Chula Vista
Element 7 dispensary has ceased operations according to multiple sources. “Chula Vista got behind on a few things” said a former employee who wished to remain anonymous. The outlet still appears on the Element 7 website, along with 9 other locations in California. Located at 1208 Broadway, it is among 8 retail licenses in the […]
Meet The Maker: John Whelan of Sour Glass
Before he launched Sour Glass, John Whelan led somewhat of a double life. Living in south New Jersey at 19, Whelan was pitching for Salem Community College on a baseball scholarship while learning the trade of glass blowing in SCC’s trade school. That was in 1985. For 4 hours a day, he learned the process […]
Legacy Cannabis Genetics Spring Tour In San Diego
Legacy Cannabis Genetics Spring Tour In San Diego: A first-of-its-kind research study of California’s cannabis history, communities and botany, the Legacy Cannabis Genetics study (LCG)…announced the next step in its community engagement efforts, a series of live, in-person, statewide community events. Driven by an inclusive Community Based Participatory Research model—which includes community members, organizational representatives, […]
