San Diego Cannabis Times

05/23/2026

opened its doors yesterday in its 3rd location, at 1215 W Nutmeg Street, near Little Italy and San Diego International Airport.

Owner Aaron Magagna said "We started this 4 years ago, scouting locations. You know the game. Zoning is always the issue. But we found a great building and got straight to work." 

That building is a quonset hut. "We stripped that thing bare, found the best metal guy in Pennsylvania, and it came out great."

Read the story at

https://sandiegocannabistimes.com/hikei-opens-downtown-location/

05/16/2026

The Cake House Acquires 12 Cannabis 21+ Locations

On Thursday, The Cake House acquired 12 Cannabis 21+ licenses according to President Saad Pattah.

The 12 locations are Sorrento Valley, Mission Valley, Lemon Grove, Rancho Bernardo, Perris, Hemet, Palm Desert, Riverside, Ukiah, Costa Mesa and 2 in San Francisco.

The transactions, totaled approximately $25m according to Pattah.

The first location to be redesigned will be Mission Valley. When asked why Mission Valley is the first, Pattah said "Mission Valley is in a prime location, and we're redesigning it into something along the lines of a Super Store, with good pricing for the people."

He went on to say Cake House will go on to open the remaining 11 at a pace of 1 per week.

The Cake House has operations in California and Michigan, and the newly acquired 13 stores will bring the total in California to 23. (Michigan has 5 locations.)

03/18/2026

03/07/2026

is going off for it's National City grand opening!

02/18/2026

Welcome to our latest House Brand Strain Review! was gracious enough to share 3 strains for Shaggy to review. He found all 3 to be noteworthy but found Status' Epiphany strain to be the standout.

Check out his observations by visiting my bio or paste the below.

https://sandiegocannabistimes.com/perfect-union-house-brand-showcase/

02/18/2026

Cannabis 21+ has permanently closed its 2 San Diego locations after acquisition efforts by Stiiizy were dropped.

Signs on the Mission Valley location stated simply: Permanent Closure

Efforts to reach Cannabis 21+ went unanswered, and the safety placard with contact information led to a disconnected line.

The closed storefronts are located at 1299 Camino del Rio S in Mission Valley and 10150 Sorrento Valley Rd in Sorrento Valley.

More information to follow as this story develops.