
SVCA was founded out of the need for regional collaboration at the local level. A vibrant cannabis industry in the Silicon Valley can be a force to be reckoned with. As the industry's only Silicon Valley trade organization, SVCA works every day to ensure our business sector is represented in a professional and coordinated way. #NoSales
Friday, January 6, 2023
SF GATE: "Huge increase in pot stores is likely coming to Calif.’s third-biggest city"
Monday, July 11, 2022
Congressman Khanna Demands Cannabis De-Scheduled NOW
Congressman Ro Khanna, D17 |
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
SVCA Awarded Proclamation: Excellence in Public Policy
Friday, May 6, 2022
Cannabis Tax Revenue is Double Alcohol Revenue
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Remember Cannabis 2016
Monday, April 4, 2022
Redwood City Cannabis
Sean Kali-rai, founder and president of the Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance, called the decision “a great step forward.”
“There really was no retail cannabis between San Francisco and San Jose along the 101,” Kali-rai said. “California is littered with cannabis deserts — areas that voted for cannabis but for some reason or another don’t have it. I think it’s really meaningful that in San Mateo County, it’s not a desert anymore.”
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Tech Eggs In One Basket
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Canada GDP boosted $43.5 Billion from Cannabis
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Fox Business Approves California Legal Cannabis
Fox Business Approves California Legal Cannabis.
Lisa Kennedy host of Fox Business interviews Hirsh Jain, cannabis insider and Chair of Los Angeles Cannabis Chamber of Commerce talk about the challenges of the legal cannabis industry in California. The rise of illegal cannabis sales on sites such as Instagram and Facebook are directly tied to local control giving cities the ability to say 'no' regardless of the majority of their population voting 'yes', over taxation, and bureaucratic red tape. Listen to this 4 minute interview:
Monday, December 13, 2021
Passionate Tolerance
Monday, October 4, 2021
Ryan's Law and Cannabis
Friday, July 16, 2021
Grand Opening - Union City Makes History
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Cannabis Is Your Good Neighbor
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
AB 1302, Commercial Cannabis Billboards
AB 273, Cannabis Advertising Highways
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
CONGRATULATIONS Rob Bonta, California's Newest Attorney General
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Lobbyist Slams San Jose Over Delays On Cannabis Land-Use
Will Cannabis Come To Retail Centers In San Jose After Another Delay?
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Cannabis Wins in 2020
Maybe you feel like you won this past Presidential election, maybe you feel like you lost this Presidential election. One winner for us all is the overwhelming increase in states and local jurisdictions that voted and passed 'YES4LegalCannabis'. You all obviously listened to the hashtag that has been circling for over a year; #VoteCannabisCandidates.
News Article: CBS Morning News: "Marijuana Legalization Is So Popular It's Defying The Partisan Divide"
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
74 Percent
It appears the White House will have a new resident on January 20. This will likely turn out to be a major victory for the legal cannabis industry. There are already mutterings from the Biden/Harris ticket that banking reform will happen in 2021 so that legal cannabis businesses have a safe place to deposit their money, no more all cash transactions, access to lending capital and the ability to track the money.
Here are the facts:
- Five more states approved some form of legalized cannabis November 3, 2020
- Gallup released poll findings on Monday that shows nearly 7 in 10 Americans support the adult use of cannabis
- Since the early 1970's the acceptance of cannabis use has steadily increased as shown in the Gallup chart above.
Cannabis use in California was born out of compassionate use for those suffering the ravages of the fight among AIDS patients. Let me say this again, compassionate use. If you walk into a legal cannabis dispensary today the customers inside will be tech workers and the elderly. People look for alternatives over prescription medication for pain management and sleep deprivation among the elderly population as well as arthritis and those suffering disease and illness such as cancer patients.
In the SF Bay Area landlords are raising their hands saying I want a cannabis tenant in my building more than ever because of the upcoming change in the US Presidency. There is very little fear of federal consequence for the foreseeable future and with 74% of states allowing some form of legal cannabis policy, there is no turning back the tide. Alcohol has been with us for 87 years with the passage of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution and we all know the history lesson of Prohibition. We recently learned under the Pandemic that if you outlaw haircuts and manicures, folks will secretly seek it out. Let's legalize, let's regulate and pay our way into economic recovery.
Friday, October 30, 2020
Cannabis Education Is Key
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Create Good Cannabis Policy
Friday, October 23, 2020
De-Schedule
Thursday, October 22, 2020
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