SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco writes the next chapter of our cannabis genetics Golden Age with the most elite genetics party The City has ever seen: Terpnami. Email award-winning journalist David Downs to start preview coverage, and get credentialed.
The first-ever Terpnami SF seed expo arrives Saturday, December 7 through Dec. 8—bringing over a thousand West Coast gardeners big and small together for seed releases from over 20 breeders. A limited number of RSVPs are free.
Terpnami takes place at the San Francisco Gallery at 888 Marin St. near the Dogptach District, in a 6,500 square-foot warehouse and outdoor space operated by The Midway.
According to Downs, a 2024 Emjay Awards Journalist of the Year nominee: “The West Coast is the cannabis genetics innovation center of the globe. And yet it lacks a full-service summit in a major city in December, when the full-sun seeds are ready, wallets are fat, and growers are thinking about what to grow next year. This problem ends in 2024 with Terpnami.”
On tap for drops: Cipher Genetics, Humboldt Seed Co, Purple City Genetics, Capulator, Happy Dreams Farms, Rebel Grown Seeds, Bloom Seed Farms, California Seed Bank, Zeed Vault (Grandiflora Genetics), Faultline Seeds, Alpine Seed Group (featuring Biovortex, Freeborn Selections, Canna Country Selections, Rebel Grown, Cora Genetics, CALegacy) and many more.
Terpnami transcends trade—it’s a platform for West Coast cannabis culture. Read more details at www.sfhashweek.com, and start your preview coverage today.
National story angles include:
- The Cannabis Genetics Golden Age: Why seeds can cost $100+ per pack.
- Cannabis flavors of 2025: Fresh debuts at Terpnami Dec. 7-8
- Automatic, feminized, triploid and other cannabis seed innovations
- Cannabis breeding goes futuristic: Meristem tissue culture, genomics, and Big Data in cannabis
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Terpnami creator Downs said excitement is high, with 400+ RSVPs registered:
“Growers are the most passionate, engaged cannabis audience. We expect a packed show,” said Downs. “Modern cultivars offer unmatched potency, flavor and beauty. San Francisco is the top place on Earth to join the bleeding edge of cultivation.”
Cipher Genetics’ Chris Lynch said he has a collection of new crosses of hit strain Blue Lobster for the Terpnami audience:
“We’re so excited to showcase these new flavors and connect with everyone in December”
Silver sponsor Auryn McCafferty at Purple City Genetics said Terpnami is what the Bay Area needs and deserves:
“After making so much history, and enduring so much change, the Bay’s unmatched cannabis culture keeps leading with this new event.”
Ben Grambergu, an operator of the 7 Stars Dispensary in Richmond, CA said:
“I’m so excited to see such a world-class genetics summit in my own back yard—time to show the world where the magic starts.”
PAX salesperson Shannon McInerney (Terpnami communications and events)
“As a San Francisco native, I know the City has amazing trees and culture. I’m stoked we are going to show the world more of how we do it.”
Thomas Misener, local SF DJ and smoker:
“What a line up. A veritable who’s who of rockstar breeders.”
Quick facts on cannabis seeds
- Cannabis is a $60 billion a year US industry.
- The West Coast is the global epicenter of cannabis innovation.
- Early winter is a key milestone in the growing year. The full-sun harvest seeds are ready, wallets are full before Christmas, and growers are gathering seeds for their 2025 run.
- Now that cannabis seeds are legal under the Farm Bill, San Francisco offers world-class amenities for a seed expo that’s centrally located and globally accessible.
How to participate, sponsor, volunteer, or get listed in Terpnami
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About Terpnami
Terpnami comes from the team that created SF Weed Week and SF Hash Week. Our mission and vision is a thriving and exemplary San Francisco Bay Area, and cannabis culture.
Terpnami is produced by award-winning cannabis journalist David Downs with Sabrina Pacheco and Shannon McInerney, Conor Buckley, Keith Woody and Eric Lister.
Terpnami’s print, digital, and experiential marketing campaign is sponsor-funded and includes:
- Collectible posters around the city
- Flyers at dispensaries
- A Terpnami website
- A social media campaign including Instagram Lives
- Earned media outreach to print, radio, and broadcast
- Events listings on Eventbrite, FunCheap, SF Station and more.
Terpnami began in 2024 as the genetics complement to the flower and hash focused SF Weed Week and SF Hash Week. It completes a tri-force of festivals that polish up the City’s cannabis crown on the global stage.
Downs has covered tech for WIRED, music for Rolling Stone, and The Onion, New York Times, and marijuana for Scientific American. He is the senior editor for the popular cannabis app Leafly (2018 to present), and the former Cannabis Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle (2016-2018). Downs wrote the 2014 hash book “Beyond Buds,” and is credited by the Centers for Disease Control for his vape safety reporting in 2019. Downs is also a 2024 Emerald Cup judge for pre-rolls.
Contact:
Terpnami producer
David Downs
415-240-2742
