Moe Greens Cannabis Consumption Lounge and Dispensary Opens in San Francisco | Eater SF

"Located at 1276 Market Street in San Francisco, I visited a sprawling new lounge with dark forest-green booths that feel fit for a steakhouse, Jonathan Adler sputnik light fixtures worthy of a high-end bar, and service intended to rival any restaurant in town. Aimed at recreational cannabis users, it’s the largest and most prominent consumption lounge in San Francisco and one of the most prominent in the country — one of about 10 legal consumption lounges in the city (there’s also one in Oakland). Open since last week in a former dollar store between 8th and 9th Streets and in the works since 2015 (originally proposed as a medical dispensary before adult-use legalization), Moe Greens is run by owner Nate Haas, who previously managed Barbary Coast and says opening during the medical-to-adult-use transition was a “moving target of regulation.” The business occupies 4,200 square feet total with a 1,500-square-foot lounge; customers enter the dispensary, consult a budtender, and either take products home or consume onsite in three distinct areas: “the playground” (the largest space, dedicated to vaping), the smaller “high roller” room with five booths for traditional indoor smoking (ventilation is turned on), and “the vault,” an enclosed dab lounge for concentrated extracts. Customers over 21 can sip cannabis-infused beverages like California Dreamin’ (a tangerine-flavored sparkling beverage with 10 mg THC, $8) or munch Kiva’s sparkling pear Prosecco-flavored cannabis gummies ($23); otherwise no food or alcohol is sold (outside food is allowed—preferably a snack or sandwich—and no outside alcoholic beverages). Haas envisions Moe’s as part of a broader downtown destination in the Civic Center area, serving local businesses and eventgoers as a perfect pregame spot — that is, if you can still move from your booth after a long session in the lounge." - Caleb Pershan