The Bay Area has been the epicenter of cannabis culture in the United States since the 1960’s. With its close proximity to the Emerald Triangle, its deep identification with the history of the hippie counterculture, the Compassionate Care Act making California the first state to create and facilitate a medical marijuana program, and the fact that the very first U.S. dispensary was opened in San Francisco in 1966, it’s no wonder so many cannabis brands want to call the Bay Area home.