Privately, many winemakers support legalization, an understanding that, if local wineries intend to maintain growth, they need to get some bud up in their mix. But Napa Valley is far from weed friendly.
Millennials expect cannabis, now.
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- Napa Valley Cannabis Association President Stephanie Honig—who is both director of sales and communications for Honig Vineyard & Winery—called for diversity. “Millennials see cannabis as part of their lifestyle. If we’re not offering cannabis, they’ll go somewhere else.”
- A primary prohibition force is Napa Valley Vintners, a trade group whose opposition is based largely on the smell of cannabis.
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- Chris Garcia, lead curator of Berkeley’s High Fidelity dispensary, gets into the details of what it’s like to run a cash business, 26 minutes into the latest SF Weekly podcast.
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