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Cannabis Chocolate Maker Wants to Open Store in San Francisco

Défoncé has signed a tentative deal to open shop in the Westfield San Francisco Center.


A high-end maker of cannabis-infused chocolate has signed a tentative deal to open a store in the Westfield San Francisco Centre, which experts say would be the first time a major class-A mall has agreed to house a marijuana-based outlet.

While the deal is not finalized and must win city approvals, Défoncé, a cannabis chocolatier started by a former Apple executive, is seeking to move into a 1,000-square-foot space on the third floor of the mall at Fifth and Market streets, according to the application filed with the city Planning Department.

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“With our partnership with Westfield Shopping Centre, our exclusive focus will be providing low-dose, high-quality cannabis products designed for the responsible and safe consumption by adults,” Défoncé said in the application. Westfield did not have an official comment on the application.

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Défoncé’s chocolate bars are sold widely in cannabis dispensaries, but this would be its first stand-alone shop. In the planning application, Défoncé states that it is busy “opening retail storefronts, pursuing licensing deals and expanding our product lines.”

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The Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the application on Oct. 26. It is one of four pending medical cannabis dispensary applications that were allowed to go forward despite a temporary moratorium the Board of Supervisors recently put in place to give the city time to create regulations for sales of recreational cannabis, which become legal next year.

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