Which dispensaries are closing

San Francisco officials are allowing cannabis businesses to remain open while many other stores are shut down over the next three weeks as the city goes to extreme lengths to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But then the San Francisco Department of Health sent a tweet Tuesday afternoon saying that dispensaries could stay open after all. The point was later reiterated by Mayor London Breed and Dr. Philp said the city would prefer that residents use delivery services but they will also be allowed to visit dispensaries in person.

The initial directive had frustrated businesses and advocates who want cannabis to remain available, especially for medical patients, while residents in San Francisco and other Bay Area counties shelter in place until at least April 7. An email sent Tuesday afternoon by the city cannabis office and public health department said businesses should be closed Tuesday but signaled that changes could come soon.

Many of our guests with true medical needs have not bothered to get medical cards over the last couple of years, since recreational use became legal. Other dispensaries that stayed open in the Bay Area forced customers to separate themselves as mandated by the health orders. Eaze, the San Francisco on-demand cannabis delivery service, also suspended service in the city on Tuesday following the original direction of local officials.

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