 Dear Green Cross Members, Friends & Family, It's a new year, a new decade, and a new chance to be a better version of yourself - be it through diet, exercise, healthier habits, achieving personal or career goals and the list goes on. We all have something we want to work on this year and throughout this upcoming decade, so let's make the most of 2020 and beyond. Cheers to new beginnings! We have many exciting new products, price drops and deals now available at The Green Cross. Keep reading for more details on how you can take advantage of the savings!  We wish you all a very happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day next Monday, January 20! This important day of remembrance celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to our country. We commemorate the eternal values he taught us through his example - the values of courage, truth, justice, empathy, dignity, humility and service that defined his character. While we've come a long way since the days of cannabis prohibition, let's look to Martin Luther King Jr.'s example and continue to fight for what is just. Cannabis needs to be decriminalized or legalized on the national level and the only way we can succeed is by continuing to speak up and holding our elected officials accountable. May we all learn from his example and help pave the way for a better and brighter future.  Introducing the IncrediMeds line of Massage/Body Oils and Body Balms! These nourishing body oils are available in Unscented and Lavender. Our award-winning body balms come in three different varieties: Avocado, Mentholated and Arnica & Chili. Whether you're using them to soothe muscle aches and pains or for the medicinal effects of cannabis on various skin ailments, these massage/body oils and body balms are sure to deliver! Each product is available for $45 + tax. Stay tuned for new products coming to our signature IncrediMeds topical line! All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   For a limited time only, IncrediMeds Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bites are 20% off! All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The following strains are available for the low price of $25 (tax included): SG Blueberry Muffin - Casa Humboldt (19.9% THC 0.0% CBD) *Pictured SG Pineapple Upside Down Cake - Casa Humboldt (18.5% THC 0.0% CBD) All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  One Penny Wednesdays at The Green Cross! What does this mean exactly? Every Wednesday for the next month you can get an award-winning single dose IncrediMeds edible for only 1¢ with the purchase of any full-strength IncrediMeds edible! The 1¢ single dose edibles will change weekly, giving you an opportunity to try different IncrediMeds edibles each visit. Our amazing in-house IncrediMeds edibles are easy to dose, made with quality ingredients and taste delicious to-boot. Don't miss your chance to take advantage of these incredible savings! Here's a snapshot of the upcoming One Penny Wednesdays: January 22: Single Dose Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup *Pictured January 29: Single Dose Peach Gummy February 5: Single Dose Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patty February 12: Single Dose Pineapple Gummy All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   We've dropped the prices on select strains! The following strains are now available for $40 or less (tax included): Papaya x Eve - Eve Farms (4.3% THC 7.0% CBD) - $15 GH Biscotti - Tokin Terps Farm (16.9% THC 0.0% CBD) - $20 Einstein's Pipe - Redwood Remedies (19.6% THC 0.0% CBD) - $25 GH Blue Knight - Purple Heart Compassionate (23.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $25 GH Cherry Blossom - Purple Heart Compassionate (22.1% THC 0.0% CBD) - $25 Double Grape - Purple Heart Compassionate (24.4% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 Mac & Cheese - Poseidon Estate (23.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 Mai Tai - NorCal Cannabis (21.2% THC 0.3% CBD) - $35 Mendole - Craft Canna (23.3% THC 0.8% CBD) - $35 OG Chemdawg - Evergreen (21.2% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 Poison Glue - Craft Canna (17.6% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 Red Congolese - CSP Farms (20.8% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 Strawpicanna #5 - Poseidon Estate (24.0% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 XJ-13 - Evergreen (20.3% THC 0.3% CBD) - $35 Dirty Pink - Redwood Remedies (26.8% THC 0.1% CBD) - $40 *Pictured Hoof #4 - Evergreen (27.8% THC 0.4% CBD) - $40 Lavender Cookies - Purple Heart Compassionate (21.4% THC 1.0% CBD) - $40 White Buffalo - Purple Heart Compassionate (23.4% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Price Drop Alert! We've lowered the price on the following Apex x Poseidon Estate products going forward: 1/2g Happy Meal Live Resin Budder - $25 + tax; 1/2g Candy Rain Live Resin Sauce - $25 + tax; 1/2g Lava Cake Live Resin Sauce - $25 + tax; 1/2g Strawpicanna Live Resin Sauce - $25 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Price Drop Alert! We've lowered the price on the following Kings Garden products going forward: 1g 33 Bananas Sugar - $40 + tax; 1g Big Smooth Sugar - $40 + tax; 1g Ghost OG Sugar - $40 + tax; 1g Wifi Cake Sugar - $40 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   Pictured: Cosmic 1g Crazy Train Live Resin - $47 + tax. Not pictured: Cosmic 1g Medusa Live Resin - $47 + tax; Cosmic 1g Super Lemon Live Resin - $47 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Keef Purple Passion Cola - $8 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured (Left to Right): Blessed Extracts 1g Banana Badder - $24 + tax; Blessed Extracts 2g CBD Full Spectrum Oil Syringe - $29 + tax; Blessed Extracts 1/2g Pink Lemonade Sugar Diamonds - $22 + tax. Not Pictured: Blessed Extracts 1g Dosido Badder - $24 + tax; Blessed Extracts 1g Sunset Sherbet Badder - $24 + tax; Blessed Extracts 1/2g London Pound Cake Sugar Diamonds - $22 + tax; Blessed Extracts 1/2g Gelato Sugar Diamonds - $22 + tax; Blessed Extracts THC Full Spectrum Oil Syringe - $29 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Absolute Xtracts 1g Forbidden Fruit Live Resin Sauce - $37 + tax. Not Pictured: Absolute Xtracts 1g Cherry Pie Live Resin Sauce - $37 + tax; Absolute Xtracts 1g Gelato Live Resin Sauce - $37 + tax; Absolute Xtracts 1g Sour Diesel Live Resin Sauce - $37 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Buddies 1g Hades OG Dripper - $39 + tax. Not pictured: Buddies 1g Hades SFV Dripper - $39 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Wonder Extracts 3g 25:1 CBD Full Extract Cannabis Oil - $91 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The Green Cross is hiring! We are looking for hardworking and professional individuals 21 years of age and older to join our team in a full-time capacity! Excellent customer services skills, flexible schedules and ability to work weekends and closing shifts required. Green Cross Job Perks:
Member Parking Lot HoursAs a reminder, The Green Cross offers special member parking at the tire shop across the street, located at 4249 Mission Street. Effective immediately, here are the parking lot hours: Member Parking Lot Hours: Monday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Tuesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Wednesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Thursday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Friday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Saturday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Medical Marijuana Could Replace Opioid Use, FIU Study Shows Patients who live in states where medical marijuana is legal are less likely to use opioids to treat their chronic pain. That's according to a recent study by three Florida International University professors who sought to examine the effect of cannabis laws on opioid use. The study also concluded that although medical marijuana laws corresponded with less reliance on opioids, those same laws did nothing to mitigate the misuse of opioids. In other words, people currently abusing the drugs won't likely be affected by changing medical marijuana laws in their states. Read more » 6 key takeaways from the start of recreational weed sales in Illinois Here are some key takeaways: 1. Demand for legal weed in Illinois is off the charts. In the first five days of recreational pot sales, the couple dozen dispensaries across Illinois unloaded $10.8 million worth of pot products. While the state hasn’t released numbers for the other two days of the first week, those preliminary figures already rival the numbers tallied in the first week of recreational sales in California ($14.6 million) and Oregon ($11 million), which have seen the largest rollouts thus far. Read more » Alabama AG, Mississippi Gov. push against medical cannabis As we wrote in our newsletter last month, Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Study Commission recommended legislation to establish a medical cannabis sales regime. In their report, which you can read here, they concluded, “Based on the presentations and discussions, the Study Commission found that, although some medical study results are inconclusive and some results are mixed, there is strong scientific evidence that both hemp and marijuana contain compounds that provide significant relief for symptoms of certain specified medical conditions,” adding, “Furthermore, there is strong public interest for a medical cannabis program in Alabama.” Read more » Growing a Little Marijuana at Home Is Not a Crime, Italy’s Top Court Says ROME — Growing small amounts of marijuana at home for private use is not a crime, Italy’s top court has ruled, putting an end to a years long legal dispute and adding Italy to the short list of countries to allow cultivation of recreational cannabis. A 1990s law prohibits the cultivation and sale of marijuana in Italy, but conflicting court decisions, and a 2016 amendment that opened a loophole in the law, created confusion over how it should be interpreted. Read more » We hope you all have a wonderful year and decade ahead! See you at The Green Cross again soon!
Sincerely, Kevin Reed Founder & President The Green Cross  Dear Green Cross Members, Friends & Family, The holidaze are officially here! With so much hustle and bustle this time of the year, we know how difficult it can be to find the perfect gift for loved ones near and far. Now that cannabis is legal in California, all age 21+ individuals can take advantage of the healing benefits of cannabis - be it for relaxation, pain relief, treating insomnia, muscle aches and the list goes on. What better way to treat the cannabis enthusiasts in your life than by gifting them their favorite cannabis products? Even better, this is great time of year to introduce Grandpa Joe or your Great Aunt Mary to one (or more!) amazing cannabis products. We've come a long way since the days of cannabis prohibition. More and more people are coming around to the idea of using cannabis to treat various ailments. Cannabis is the gift that keeps on giving, so continue reading for more details on specials, price drops and new products available this holidaze season at The Green Cross! We've got you covered!  In observation of the upcoming holidays, we will be closing early at 2 pm on Christmas Day. In addition, our New Year's Day hours of operation are 11 am to 7 pm that day. All other days will observe our normal hours of operation - 8 am to 10 pm Monday through Sunday. Happy Holidaze and thank you for understanding!  Come January 1, 2020, the State of California is increasing taxes on cannabis. While it remains to be seen how exactly it will play out, it's extremely unfortunate that California medical cannabis patients and recreational users will have to pay even more in 2020 to benefit from the medicinal properties in cannabis. Changes like this are forcing individuals back into the black market where products are not properly tested and there's increased risk. Such a disappointing move by the State of California. For more information on the tax increase, here's a helpful article to review: Cannabis Tax Increase to Take Effect in January 2020  The Green Cross offers a member discounts program and we encourage all qualified members to take advantage of the savings, especially as cannabis taxes increase in 2020. As a reminder, here are the discounts currently available: Veterans Veterans receive a 10% discount off all purchases, everyday. Must provide a valid Driver's License with Veteran status, DD Form 214 or other Government-Issued ID that showing your Veteran status. Please see our Member Service team for specific details. Seniors Seniors (aged 65 and older) receive a 10% discount off all purchases, everyday. People with Disabilities People with disabilities receive a 10% discount off all purchases, everyday. Must provide a copy of SSDI Benefits Verification Letter or Medicare Card Part A and Part B in order to qualify. SSDI Benefits Verification Letters are only honored during the benefits period provided in the letter, and new letters will need to be submitted upon expiration. Refer a Friend When you refer your friends (and they mention your name), you can receive a 10% discount off your next purchase. Please note we can only accept one form of discount on each purchase with the exception of the Refer a Friend discount. In this instance, we can combine the Refer a Friend 10% off with another discount mentioned above.  Here at The Green Cross, we know how challenging it can be to come up with the perfect stocking stuffers. Thankfully, we've got you covered! We offer a large assortment of small cannabis-themed items that make ideal stocking stuffers for your cannabis-friendly family members. Here is a list of suggested items: The Green Cross Black Grinder - $6 + tax The Green Cross Insulated Tumbler - $25 + tax The Green Cross Hoodie - $24.99 + tax (additional 10% off until 12/31) The Green Cross Ashtray - $20 + tax The Green Cross Pre-Roll - $14.75 + tax IncrediMeds 1:1 Arnica & Chili Body Balm - $40 + tax IncrediMeds 1:1 Avocado Body Balm - $40 + tax IncrediMeds CBD Mentholated Body Balm - $40 + tax IncrediMeds Edible - Prices and Selection Vary Kush Queen Awaken Bath Bomb - $13 + tax Kush Queen Love Bath Bomb - $15 + tax Kush Queen Relax Bath Bomb - $15 + tax Kush Queen Relieve Bath Bomb - $15 + tax Kush Queen Sleep Bath Bomb - $15 + tax Cannabis Health Index Book - $24 + tax Green Buds and Hash Book by Dana Larsen - $12 + tax The Medical Marijuana Guidebook by David Downs - $20 + tax Bongs - Prices and Selection Vary Flower - Prices and Selection Vary Pipes - Prices and Selection Vary Vaporizers - Prices and Selection Vary All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu! Every year The Green Cross releases an Annual Member Survey to get feedback on our products and services. This is a great opportunity for you, as a valued member of The Green Cross, to have a direct impact going forward. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.  Thank you for your participation and we look forward to receiving your invaluable feedback!  The Green Cross takes its role as a community partner and non-profit with the utmost sincerity. As a result, we've donated $112,000 total to wonderful non-profit organizations in 2019. We understand the importance of supporting and donating to organizations with values and causes we believe in. Here is a list of non-profits The Green Cross donated to in 2019, along with four highlighted organizations: Huckleberry Youth Programs - HuckleberryYouth.org Huckleberry’s mission is to educate, inspire, and support underserved youth to develop healthy life choices, to maximize their potential, and to realize their dreams. Since 1967, we have accomplished this by providing San Francisco and Marin youth and their families with a network of services and opportunities by caring peers and adults. Family House Inc. - FamilyHouseInc.org Family House serves as a home away from home for families of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by providing physical comfort and emotional support, free from financial concerns. Larkin Street Youth Services - LarkinStreetYouth.org Larkin Street Youth Services is a nonprofit empowering young people to move beyond homelessness. Founded in 1984, we've helped over 75,000 young adults in San Francisco by providing a continuum of healthcare, housing, employment, and education services. Raphael House of San Francisco - RaphaelHouse.org The mission of Raphael House is to help low-income families and families experiencing homelessness strengthen family bonds by achieving stable housing and financial independence. 48 Hills Alliance for a Better District 6 At The Crossroads Bay Area Legal Aid Brownie Mary Club BT-Semmes Fun Run Cal NORML City of Dreams Code Tenderloin Coleman Advocates College Track Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing (DISH) Dolores Street Community Services Episcopal Community Services Equality California Equality California Equality Federation Equity First Alliance FACES SF Family House Inc. GLBT Historical Society Glide Hamilton Families Hunters Point Family Immigrants Rising JM! Pride 2019 Sponsorship (GLBT Historical Society) Jobs with Justice SF Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center Maitri Mental Health Association of San Francisco My Brother's Keeper National Expungement Week Fundraiser No Kid Hungry One Brick San Francisco Human Rights Campaign San Francisco AIDS Foundation San Francisco City Impact San Francisco Kindergarten to College San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco SafeHouse SF Aids Walk SFAR Foundation Welcome Home Project St. Anthony Foundation Stern Grove Festival Stern Grove Park Sunnyside Elementary School TGIJP Justice Project The San Francisco Foundation The Students for Sensible Drug Policy United Playaz Inc. Young Women's Freedom Center If you're able to, we hope you will consider making donations to these fantastic organizations as well. 'Tis the season of giving!   IncrediMeds Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels and Milk Chocolate Salted Caramels are 50% off while supplies last, bringing the price down to $5 + tax each. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  One Penny Wednesdays at The Green Cross! What does this mean exactly? Every Wednesday for the next month you can get an award-winning single dose edible for only 1¢ with the purchase of any full-strength IncrediMeds edible! The 1¢ single dose edibles will change weekly, giving you an opportunity to try different IncrediMeds edibles each visit. Our amazing in-house IncrediMeds edibles are easy to dose, made with quality ingredients and taste delicious to-boot. Don't miss your chance to take advantage of these incredible savings! Here's a snapshot of the upcoming One Penny Wednesdays: December 18: Single Dose Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds December 25: Single Dose Blueberry Gummy January 1: Single Dose Peppermint Patty January 8: Single Dose Cherry Gummy All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  All Green Cross Hoodies and Scarves are 10% off now through December 31. Our fun and unique custom hoodie design make fantastic holidaze gifts! All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The following strains are available for the low price of $25 (tax included): Mango Brûlée - Purple Heart Compassionate (18.3% THC 0.0% CBD) SG Curvee Cookies - Redwood Roots (18.9% THC 0.0% CBD) SG Blood Orange Sherbet - Redwood Roots (18.9% THC 0.0% CBD) SG Jack Herer - Redwood Roots (20.8% THC 0.0% CBD) Creme Brûlée - Poseidon Estate (18.5% THC 0.0% CBD) Watermelon Sangria - Purple Heart Compassionate (22.4% THC 0.0% CBD) White Buffalo - Southern California Collective (22.3% THC 0.0% CBD) *Pictured All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Starting Wednesday, December 18, purchase any Poseidon Estate product and get a pre-selected gram of Poseidon Estate flower for only 1¢! Please note this special is limited to one per member, per day. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  For a limited time only, purchase any Blessed Extracts product and get a pre-selected 1g Blessed Extracts Crumble for only $1 + tax. In addition, the following Blessed Extracts Crumbles are now available at the following discounted prices: 1g OG Kush Crumble - $24 + tax *Pictured 1g SFV OG Crumble - $24 + tax 1g South Fork Kush Crumble - $24 + tax 1g Tangie Crumble - $24 + tax Please note this special is limited to one per member, per day. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  From December 23 to December 25 and December 30 to January 4, all Keef products are 20% off while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Care By Design is now offering a Holiday Bundle for $109 + tax. Each bundle contains the following products: 18:1 CBD-Rich Sublingual Drops 18:1 CBD-Rich Soft Gel Capsules 10 Pack 1:1 Pain Cream In addition, from December 23 to December 25 and again from December 30 to January 2, all Care By Design Capsules and Drops are 20% off while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Absolute Xtracts is now offering a Sleepy Time Holiday Bundle for the discounted price of $53 + tax. Each bundle contains the following products: Sleepy Time Sublingual Drops Sleepy Time 5mg Soft Gel Capsules 30 Pack In addition, from December 23 to December 25 and again from December 30 to January 1, all Absolute Xtracts Capsules, Drops, and Hi-Fi Beverages are 20% off while supplies last. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Abxolute Xtracts is now offering a Holiday Bundle 10 Pack of their signature Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops Sparkling Cannabis-Infused Waters for the discounted price of $73 + tax. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Papa & Barkley 30:1 CBD:THC Releaf Capsules 7 Pack is currently on special for the discounted price of $20 + tax while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Biscotti 1g Zkittlez Biscotti Pressed Hash is currently on special for the discounted price of $17 + tax while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   We've dropped the prices on select strains! The following strains are now available for $40 or less (tax included): Grape Head - NorCal Cannabis (21.2% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 Einstein’s Pipe - Redwood Remedies (19.6% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 *Pictured Orangesicle - Evergreen (23.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 Pucker Up - Viola (21.5% THC 0.0% CBD) - $35 White Skunk - CraftCanna (23.4% THC 0.1% CBD) - $35 Mai Tai - NorCal Cannabis (21.2% THC 0.3% CBD) - $40 OG Chemdawg - Evergreen (21.2% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 XJ-13 - Evergreen (20.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  All Kiskanu products are 10% off while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Price Drop Alert! Utopia 1/2g Sour OG Cake Silver is now available for the low price of $15 + tax. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Price Drop Alert! Eve Farms Glue x Eve Live Resin is now available for the discounted price of $25 + tax while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   Introducing IncrediMeds Massage/Body Oils! These new nourishing body oils are available in Unscented and Lavender scents. Whether you're using them to soothe aches and pains or for the medicinal value of cannabis on various skin ailments, these massage/body oils are sure to deliver! Available for $40 + tax each. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Our award-winning line of IncrediMeds Body Balms has expanded - introducing the new IncrediMeds 1:1 Arnica & Chili Body Balm! This body balm packs a little heat and is guaranteed to soothe sore muscles and provide much-needed relief. Available for $40 + tax each. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Our high quality gourmet IncrediMeds edible line now includes Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds. These morsels of roasted almondy-goodness are $10 + tax each and contain 15 x 3mg almonds, making them easy to dose and tasty to boot! Also available in Single Dose Packs 3 x 3mg almonds for $3 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Keef Strawberry Kiwi Life H2O - $23 + tax. Not pictured: Keef Lemonade Mocktail - $23 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Yummi Karma 30ml Camp Fire S'mores Tincture - $57 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The Green Cross is hiring! We are looking for hardworking and professional individuals 21 years of age and older to join our team in a full-time capacity! Excellent customer services skills, flexible schedules and ability to work weekends and closing shifts required. Green Cross Job Perks:
New and Improved Member Parking Lot HoursAs a reminder, The Green Cross offers special member parking at the tire shop across the street, located at 4249 Mission Street. Effective immediately, here are the new parking lot hours: Member Parking Lot Hours: Monday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Tuesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Wednesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Thursday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Friday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Saturday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm California Weed Will Need a Warning Label After Panel Declares Pot Smoke, THC a Risk to Moms-to-Be A California panel voted Wednesday to declare marijuana smoke and the drug’s high-producing chemical — THC — a risk to pregnant women and their developing fetuses and require warning labels for products legally sold in the nation’s largest pot market. The decision by the little-known Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee will not take effect for a year, and it remains to be seen what impact it will have on the state’s emerging marijuana industry. Read more » A Company Is Sending Cannabis and Coffee to Space to See if They Mutate Astronauts have taken medication to space since the early days of off-planet exploration—but next spring, a Colorado company plans to be the first to send plant cultures of coffee and hemp, a variety of marijuana, to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will test if zero gravity will mutate or genetically alter the plants, so presumably someday you can have a CBD-infused coffee on Mars. Front Range Biosciences, an agricultural biotech company that breeds genetically consistent hemp and coffee varieties, has partnered with tech startup Space Cells and the University of Colorado, Boulder to launch more than 480 plant cell cultures in an incubator made for space. The cultures will hitch aboard a SpaceX cargo flight slated for March 2020 to resupply the ISS. Read more » MLB Weed Ban Lifted... For Minor Leaguers Weed is now LEGAL in the MLB ... the league is lifting its ban on marijuana for minor leaguers, removing the drug from its prohibited substance list. As part of the MLB's efforts to crack down on opioid use in and around its league ... it has agreed to stop testing minor leaguers for weed, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reports. Of course, the MLB already didn't test its big leaguers for marijuana ... but the rule change for everyone else is a big deal for the sport. Read more » We hope you enjoy a wonderful holidaze season! See you all at The Green Cross soon!
Sincerely, Kevin Reed Founder & President The Green Cross  Dear Green Cross Members, Friends & Family, Are you as excited about Danksgiving as we are?! Whether it's spent with friends, family or both, Danksgiving is a very special time of the year. It's a day of thankfulness and sharing, not to mention delicious foods and quality time with loved ones. While the holidaze bring about so much merriment, they can also be overwhelming and stressful - that's where we come in! The Green Cross has many exciting deals and new products to get you through the holidaze. After all, a family that tokes together, stays together! Keep reading for more details on specials, price drops and new products available this holidaze season.  In observation of the upcoming holidays, we will be closing early at 2 pm on Thanksgiving and Christmas. In addition, our New Year's Day hours of operation are 11 am to 7 pm that day. All other days will observe our normal hours of operation - 8 am to 10 pm Monday through Friday. Happy Holidaze and thank you for understanding!   Introducing One Penny Wednesdays at The Green Cross! What does this mean exactly? Every Wednesday for the next month you can get an award-winning single dose edible for only 1¢ with the purchase of any full-strength IncrediMeds edible! The 1¢ single dose edibles will change weekly, giving you an opportunity to try different IncrediMeds edibles each visit. Our amazing in-house IncrediMeds edibles are easy to dose, made with quality ingredients and taste delicious to-boot. Don't miss your chance to take advantage of these incredible savings! Here's a snapshot of the upcoming One Penny Wednesdays: November 20: Single Dose Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups November 27: Single Dose Watermelon Gummies December 4: Single Dose Milk Chocolate Malt Balls December 11: Single Dose CBD-Rich Orange Gummies All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The following strains are available for the low price of $25 (tax included): Sour Patch x Eve - Eve Farms (3.7% THC 8.0% CBD) GH Biscotti - Tokin Terps Farm (16.9% THC 0.0% CBD) GH Runtz - Tokin Terps Farm (18.7% THC 0.0% CBD) GH Purple Apricot - Casa Humboldt (15.3% THC 0.0% CBD) Tri-Fi Cookies - Evergreen (15.9% THC 0.0% CBD) *Pictured Cha Cha Cherry - Harvest Farms (19.1% THC 0.0% CBD) Extreme Cream - Harvest Farms (17.2% THC 0.0% CBD) Forbidden Fruit x Eve - Eve Farms (6.8% THC 8.8% CBD) Papaya x Eve - Eve Farms (4.3% THC 7.0% CBD) Papaya - Evergreen (17.1% THC 0.0% CBD) All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Looking for a safe alternative to vaping concentrates? We've got you covered! For those who enjoy vaping but would like to avoid the additives in vape pens, we highly recommend PAX 3 Vaporizers. While they can be used with concentrates, you can also vaporize flower by inserting it directly in the vaporizing chamber. Even better, we've lowered the price on all Pax 3 Vaporizers to $199 + tax. This a fantastic limited time only deal, so pick one up on your next visit to The Green Cross!  Thirsty Thursdays at The Green Cross! Every Thursday for the remainder of the year, purchase a Keef Cola Soda or a Hi-Fi Hops Sparkling Water and get a second one for only $1 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  For a limited time only, we've dropped the prices on the following Antidote Jarred Sauces from $42 + tax to $35 + tax: 1g Nitro Cookies Jarred Sauce *Pictured 1g Strawberry Banana Jarred Sauce 1g Blue Zkittlez Jarred Sauce 1g Oil Spill Jarred Sauce All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  For a limited time only, we've dropped the prices on Biscotti Resina Bubble Hashes and Biscottini Pressed Hashes. These hash products will be discounted to $17 + tax and $22 + tax, respectively. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   We've dropped the prices on select strains! The following strains are now available for $40 or less (tax included): Wedding Crasher - Poseidon Estate (19.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 Creme Brulee - Poseidon Estate (18.5% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 Candy Rain II - Poseidon Estate (21.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 Lime Slurps - Evergreen (20.0% THC 0.0% CBD) - $30 Pucker Up - Viola (21.5% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 Green Fire - Viola (22.6% THC 0.1% CBD) - $40 Grape Head - NorCal Cannabis (21.2% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 White Buffalo - Southern California Collective (22.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 Einstein’s Pipe - Redwood Remedies (19.6% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 *Pictured Orangesicle - Evergreen (23.3% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 Watermelon Sangria - Purple Heart Collective (22.4% THC 0.0% CBD) - $40 White Skunk - CraftCanna (23.4% THC 0.1% CBD) - $40 All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Price drop alert! All Pre-Roll 6 Packs and Pre-Roll 28 Packs are now available for the discounted price of $80 + tax and $370 + tax, respectively. In addition, we recently lowered the prices on our Single Pre-Rolls - they are now available for $16 (tax included). Our signature hand-rolled 1-gram pre-rolls are worth all the hype, so enjoy the savings on us! All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Price drop alert! We've dropped prices on all our amazing award-winning IncrediMeds edibles. Here is the updated pricing now available: $10 + tax IncrediMeds Edibles: 1:1 CBD Cherries in Milk Chocolate Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels Malt Balls in Milk Chocolate Malt Balls in Mint Dark Chocolate Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bites Milk Chocolate Salted Caramels $12 + tax IncrediMeds Edibles: Strawberry White Chocolate Shortbread Coconut Dark Chocolate Shortbread $20 + tax IncrediMeds Edibles: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patties Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Dark Chocolate Bar Dark Chocolate Bar w/ Almonds & Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar w/ Raspberries Milk Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate Bar w/ Cherries Milk Chocolate Bar w/ Toffee Pieces 1:1 CBD Peach Gummies 1:1 CBD Raspberry Gummies Blueberry Gummies CBD-Rich Cranberry Gummies CBD-Rich Orange Gummies CBD-Rich Orange Gummies Grape Gummies Pineapple Gummies Sour Apple Gummies Watermelon Gummies All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   Pictured: Papa & Barkley 30:1 CBD:THC Releaf Capsules 30 Pack - $102 + tax. Not pictured: Papa & Barkley 30:1 CBD:THC Releaf Capsules 7 Pack - $35 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Left to right: Wonder Extracts 1g 25:1 CBD Full Extract Cannabis Oil - $35 + tax; Wonder Extracts 30ml Melatonin Full Spectrum Tincture - $69 + tax; Wonder Extracts 3g THC Full Extract Cannabis Oil - $91 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Absolute Xtracts 18:1 Hi-Fi Hops Sparkling Water - $9 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Left to right: Breez 1:1 Relief Tablets - $57 + tax; Breez 2:1 Nighttime Tablets - $57 + tax; Breez Extra-Strength Tablets - $57 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The Green Cross is hiring! We are looking for hardworking and professional individuals 21 years of age and older to join our team in a full-time capacity! Excellent customer services skills, flexible schedules and ability to work weekends and closing shifts required. Green Cross Job Perks:
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you soon! New and Improved Member Parking Lot HoursAs a reminder, The Green Cross offers special member parking at the tire shop across the street, located at 4249 Mission Street. Effective immediately, here are the new parking lot hours: Member Parking Lot Hours: Monday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Tuesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Wednesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Thursday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Friday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Saturday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Vaping illness 'breakthrough' points to vitamin E oil as a cause, CDC says There's now solid evidence that vitamin E oil found in bootleg THC vape products is behind at least some of the 2,000-plus severe vaping-related lung injuries nationwide — a finding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls a "breakthrough" in the investigation. "For the first time, we have detected a potential toxin of concern: vitamin E acetate," Dr. Anne Schuchat, CDC's principal deputy director, said in a call with reporters on Friday. Vitamin E acetate, an oil, is a synthetic form of vitamin E. Read more » Over 400 California marijuana business licenses suspended, injecting fresh uncertainty into state’s cannabis industry California has suspended more than 400 marijuana business permits, temporarily paralyzing roughly 5% of the state’s legal cannabis supply chain ranging from retailers to distributors. Those companies must cease all sales transactions until their licenses are reinstated to “active” status, leading one prominent trade group to criticize the state for temporarily reducing the number of legal shops. Read more » 66 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization — times are changing According to a poll released last week by Gallup, there appears to be no buyer’s remorse on the part of the American people when it comes to their support for the legalization of marijuana. In fact, as more states move to end cannabis criminalization, Americans’ support for legalizing and regulating marijuana has only grown stronger. Sixty-six percent of Americans now say that they endorse legalization, a total that is consistent with other recent polls and that is nearly 30 percent higher than 2012 totals — when Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize adult marijuana use. Read more » We hope you have a wonderful Danksgiving! See you all at The Green Cross soon!
Sincerely, Kevin Reed Founder & President The Green Cross  Dear Green Cross Members, Friends & Family, Now that we're halfway through October, the countdown to Halloweed begins! Who's ready to bust out your favorite costume or create a new one from scratch?! Here at The Green Cross, we love seeing all your exciting costume creations and welcome you to stop by on Halloweed to show-off your spooky creations and stock up on your favorite cannabis products! We only ask that members refrain from wearing face masks inside the medicine room upon visiting. From delicious award-winning IncrediMeds edibles to top quality bud, we've got worthwhile new products, price drops and deals to share with you! Keep reading for more details. Wishing you all wonderfully ghoulish Halloweed festivities this year!  We are excited to announce that The Green Cross won the Best Dispensary category in the 2019 Best of the Bay Reader Poll! We are so grateful to all our amazing members and supporters who took time to vote for us this year. Your love and support means the world to us and we're beyond honored to win this category yet again!   Have you tried our award-winning IncrediMeds Dark Chocolate Peppermint Patties yet? This delicious edible recently won 1st place in the Best Ediblecategory at the 2019 Bay Area Hempcon Cup! We want to give you a chance to try this edible at a discounted price, so we're offering 25% off on this product from now until October 22! All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The following strains are available for the everyday low price of $25 per 1/8th (tax included): GH Biscotti - Tokin Terps Farms (16.9% THC 0.0% CBD) GH OG Kush - Tokin Terps Farm (21.2% THC 0.0% CBD) GH Runtz - Tokin Terps Farms (18.7% THC 0.0% CBD) Sour Patch x Eve - Eve Farms (3.7% THC 8.0% CBD) GH Ice Cream Cake - Casa Humboldt (17.5% THC 0.0% CBD) GH Purple Apricot - Casa Humboldt (15.3% THC 0.0% CBD) Parfait 5 - Poseidon Estate (14.9% THC 0.0% CBD) Tri-Fi Cookies - Evergreen (15.9% THC 0.0% CBD) *Pictured SG Fire OG - Redwood Roots (22.1% THC 0.0% CBD) SG Wedding Cake - Redwood Roots (23.8% THC 0.8% CBD) SG Ice Cream Cake - Redwood Roots (23.7% THC 0.9% CBD) All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Effective immediately, purchase one Jetty Extracts 1g Gold Dablicator and get a Jetty Extracts 1g Alien OG Gold Dablicator for 50% off! All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   We've dropped the prices on select strains! The following strains are now available for $40 or less (tax included): Pineapple Whip - Laughing Buddha Farms (21.0% THC 0.0% CBD): $35 Creme Brulee - Poseidon Estate (18.5% THC 0.0% CBD): $35 *Pictured Candy Rain II - Poseidon Estate (21.3% THC 0.0% CBD): $40 Lime Slurps - Evergreen (20.0% THC 0.0% CBD): $40 Pucker Up - Viola (21.5% THC 0.0% CBD): $40 Cha Cha Cherry - Harvest Farms (19.1% THC 0.0% CBD): $40 Extreme Cream - Harvest Farms (17.2% THC 0.0% CBD): $40 All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!   Left to right: TRx Colombian THC Instant Coffee - $8 + tax; TRx Dark Roast THC Instant Coffee - $8 + tax; TRx Espresso CBD Instant Coffee - $9 + tax; TRx Mexican Organic THC Instant Coffee - $8 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Left to right: Dip n' Dabs 1g Santa Cruz Banana Live Resin Crumble - $35 + tax; Dip n' Dabs 1g Animal Mints Isolate - $46 + tax; Dip n' Dabs 1g Super Glue Live Resin Sauce - $33 + tax. Not pictured: Dip n' Dabs 1g Grape God Isolate - $46 + tax; Dip n' Dabs 1g Lemon OG Isolate - $46 + tax; All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  Pictured: Apex x Poseidon Estate 1g Wedding Crasher #18 Live Resin Budder - $50 + tax. Not pictured: Apex x Poseidon Estate 1/2g Lava Cake Live Resin Sauce - $29 + tax; Apex x Poseidon Estate 1/2g Happy Meal Live Resin Budder - $29 + tax; Apex x Poseidon Estate 1/2g Candy Rain Live Resin Sauce - $29 + tax; Apex x Poseidon Estate 1/2g Strawpicanna Live Resin Sauce - $29 + tax. All products available while supplies last. For a full list of available products and pricing, please visit our Online Store Menu!  The Green Cross is hiring! We are looking for hardworking and professional individuals 21 years of age and older to join our team in a full-time capacity! Excellent customer services skills, flexible schedules and ability to work weekends and closing shifts required. Green Cross Job Perks:
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you soon! New and Improved Member Parking Lot HoursAs a reminder, The Green Cross offers special member parking at the tire shop across the street, located at 4249 Mission Street. Effective immediately, here are the new parking lot hours: Member Parking Lot Hours: Monday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Tuesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Wednesday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Thursday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Friday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Saturday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am to 10:30 pm FBI: Cannabis arrests on the rise for 3rd year running The number of US cannabis arrests continued to climb last year, new federal data show, in spite of increasing legal and public approval for the plant. Law enforcement made an estimated 663,367 cannabis-related arrests in 2018, according to FBI data released this week, up from an estimated 659,700 the previous year. That’s more than one cannabis arrest per minute in 2018—the same year a record two-thirds of Americans (66%) said they support legalization. Read more » Marijuana Testing: Startup Device Can Detect Marijuana Intoxication Smoking a joint and then driving could land you in jail with this startup's device. IMMAD, which stands for "Impairment Measurement Marijuana and Driving," is the first of its kind to determine if a driver is intoxicated with marijuana by testing for impaired vision. Read more » 9 States That Could Vote to Legalize Marijuana in 2020 The numbers 11 and 33 come up quite often when the topic of marijuana legalization is discussed. Currently, 11 U.S. states allow the legal use of recreational marijuana, while 33 states have legalized medical cannabis. But those numbers could soon change. Nine states could be on track to hold key votes on some form of marijuana legalization in 2020. Here are the states that could be next on the marijuana map -- and the stocks that could be poised to profit the most. Read more » Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report Says The lung damage in some people who have become ill after vaping nicotine or marijuana products resembles a chemical burn, doctors from the Mayo Clinic reported on Wednesday. Their findings are based on samples of lung tissue from 17 patients around the country whose biopsy specimens were sent to Mayo to be examined under the microscope by experts in lung pathology. Two samples came from patients who died. Read more » Marijuana Banking Bill Passes House in Historic Vote A MEASURE TO PROTECT financial institutions that service cannabis companies passed the House in a bipartisan vote Wednesday, becoming the first standalone marijuana reform bill to ever clear a chamber of Congress. The legislation, if ultimately made into law, would protect financial institutions and ancillary firms that serve marijuana businesses from criminal prosecution and other consequences – a long-awaited move that would provide stability and security to the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry. Read more » Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide Fabian Castillo was suffering from crippling anxiety when his uncle handed him a marijuana vape pen one day last December. "It will help calm you down," Castillo said his uncle told him. Over the next several months, the vape worked as advertised. Castillo, who had just graduated high school in southern California, found himself more mellow and more productive. Read more » We hope you have a spooktacular Halloween! See you all at The Green Cross soon!
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