First Bay Area Cannabis Dispensary to Become a Certified Green Business
7 Stars Holistic Healing Center is the First Bay Area Dispensary to Earn the Sustainability Certification
For immediate release:
March 1, 2024
Contact:
Ian Elwood, media@7starshhc.com
RICHMOND, CA – 7 Stars Holistic Healing Center is the first cannabis dispensary in the Bay Area to become a Certified Green Business. Seven other dispensaries in California are Certified Green Businesses, but 7 Stars in Richmond is the first dispensary in the nine county Bay Area to be certified by the California Green Business Network.
“I’m proud of the work our team has put in to become a Certified Green Business. We moved to 100% wind and solar power, we started composting our organic waste, we reduced our water usage, we installed electric vehicle chargers, we switched to eco-friendly cleaning products, and made a number of other changes,” says Ian Elwood, Director of Marketing. “We found out this month that we are the first cannabis dispensary to become a Certified Green Business in the Bay Area. Prior to that the rankings weren’t public on the website.”
7 Stars became a Certified Green Business in December of 2023, but the California Green Business Network does not have a visible category for dispensaries on the website, because dispensaries are a new category of business for the organization. In February of 2024 Susan Psara, Hazardous Waste Reduction Manager at the Contra Costa Green Business Program, ran a database query which returned a definitive list of dispensaries in the program.
“Green Business Certification required going through our entire operation with a fine-tooth comb,” says Joe Dayem, Executive Officer. “It took a lot of work, but the payoff is well worth it. Aligning our operations to our values is always worth doing.”
7 Stars Holistic Healing center’s mission is to provide patients and the general public cannabis products that holistically address their symptoms and to give back to our community. For more information, please visit 7starshhc.com.
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