New cannabis seed fest ‘Terpnami’ hits San Francisco Dec. 7-8

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 the next year. This problem ends in 2024 with Terpnami.

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We live in a cannabis genetics golden age that is only accelerating. Breeders and growers write the next chapter of that age Dec. 7-8. More than 1,000 cannabis gardeners and commercial growers will access the next generation of elite weed genetics at the first “Terpnami” seed fest in San Francisco December 7th and 8th.

From the creators of SF Weed Week and SF Hash Week, the Terpnami seed fest hits Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8 at a San Francisco warehouse gallery space in the Dogpatch district; featuring over 20 seed breeder tables.

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• Also tabling: Grove Bags, Bosky Genetics, HolyWater, Oiled Glass
• Plus, the Macro:Dose photo art show by world-class photographer Kandid Kush
• DJ Victor Vega, DJ Boooooooth
• Full bar service, Cash Mexican Food, Fruitstand
• Interactive art
• Media partners include: Leaf Magazine, Strainly, Respect My Region, Grow It From Home, and the ICBC Berlin 2025
• Glass deals from Jerome Baker
• RSVPs include elite growers like Fig Farms, Sunset Connect, Delta Boyz, Friendly Brand, That Good Farm, Redwood Roots, Sonoma Hills Farm, Money Treez, Fig Farms, Sense Cannabis, and Ember Valley
• Contact David Downs to join Terpnami.

The public event is free to attend with RSVP and will be open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Come down and purchase new seeds from the 2024 full sun run, and stock up before Christmas for the 2025 cannabis season. The cannabis industry also gathers to celebrate the harvest, network, and ink deals for the coming year.

Terpnami will feature fine food, drink, art, DJs, and festival attractions. A weekend of events including clone and seed drops at Bay Area dispensaries like 7 Stars, as well as VIP receptions wrap around the seed festival.

Globally accessible by San Francisco International Airport, as well as BART and Muni, combine a trip to Terpnami with the city’s world-famous lodgings, attractions, food, and nightlife.

Terpnami comes from award-winning journalist and best-selling author David Downs. His ‘David Downs Presents’ production team brought more than 25 events to the City in 2024, including the smash-hits SF Weed Weeks and SF Hash Week.

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Why a seed show in The City?

• 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.

Award-winning cannabis journalist and best-selling author David Downs said SF Weed Week and SF Hash Week showed how weed growers and hashmakers are rock stars with their own devoted fanbases. Terpnami completes a trio of annual city cannabis celebrations.

“Everything in cannabis starts with great genetics and I’m honored to celebrate the breeders. Breeders are rockstars and deserve to be celebrated in a world-class city with a top-notch event. San Francisco in December is the perfect place for the cannabis genetics world to get together every year,” Downs said.

• General public, RSVP today to Terpnami SF Dec. 7-8. 
• Breeders—contact David to reserve a table.
• Other cannabis brands—contact David to sponsor Terpnami and reach this highly engaged cannabis audience.

What is Terpnami seed fest?

Terpnami seed fest is San Francisco’s new, annual cannabis genetics summit, held every December after the harvest season and before Christmas. It’s a seed expo and harvest celebration for the public and industry. The event includes 20 breeder tables plus other brands at San Francisco Gallery in the Dogptach, as well as clone and seed drops at retailers, and VIP receptions and parties. View the Rate Card.

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Where should I stay?

• The King George, or Chancellor Hotel in Union Square for the SF tourism experience.
• The Phoenix, in the crazy Tenderloin for adventurous rockstars.
• Or super-tame Hampton Inn Daly City for a more suburban pace.

What is ‘David Downs Presents’

‘David Downs Presents’ produced SF Weed Week 2024 with the ‘Get to the Bag‘ mylar art show, as well as SF Hash Week in July. Helmed by award-winning journalist and best-selling author David Downs, the team includes Keith Woody (technologist), Conor Buckley (graphic design), Eric Lister (show design), Sabrina Pacheco (sales and events), and Shannon McInerney (content, events). Our vision and mission is a thriving and exemplary San Francisco Bay Area, and cannabis culture.

Based in San Francisco, Downs has covered cannabis for 15 years. He’s authored three books including “Marijuana Harvest” with Ed Rosenthal, and “Beyond Buds.” Downs is the Senior Editor of Leafly.com, and the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle where he founded GreenState. His work has appeared in Wired, Rolling Stone, and Scientific American. Most recently, in 2022, he received an Oaksterdam University award for Literary Excellence. In 2024, he’s an Emjay Awards nominee for Journalist of the Year.

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