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Cannabis Lounge · National City, San Diego

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  • Dispensary + Consumption Lounge
  • Food & Infused Mocktails
  • Live Events Most Nights
  • Best Prices, Lowest Taxes
  • Open 6am to 10pm Daily
  • 21+ With Valid ID

The Idea

South Bay Soul,San Diego Spirit

Most dispensaries sell you something and send you home. Sessions was built the other way round. Shop the full menu, then stay: a licensed consumption lounge, a real kitchen, infused mocktails, and something on the calendar most nights of the week.

Old-school sound systems and a room that fills up. Live bands on Fridays, comedy on the mic, yoga on a Sunday morning. National City has always been where San Diego's edges meet, and Sessions is what that looks like when you sit down.

The lounge at Sessions By The Bay on a busy night

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TheDispensary

Flower · Vapes · Pre-Rolls · Edibles

The full shelf, priced properly. Indoor and sungrown flower, live and cured resin carts, singles and infused pre-roll packs, edibles, concentrates and gear. Order ahead for pickup, or come in and talk to someone who actually knows what landed this week. Best prices and the lowest taxes in the county.

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TheLounge

Consume On Site · 21+

A licensed consumption lounge, which in San Diego is still a rare thing. Smoke inside or out on the patio, rent a device if you turned up empty handed, and stay as long as you like. Cannabis consumed here has to be bought here, which is state law rather than our rule, and the shelf is right next door.

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Kitchen &Mocktails

Food · Infused Drinks

A proper kitchen, not a vending machine in the corner. Sit down, order food, order an infused mocktail, and let the afternoon go somewhere. It is the half of Sessions people do not expect, and it is the reason the room stays full long after the shopping is done.

The Experience

Nights Look Like This

A guest in the lounge with food on the table
Live Band Friday with Soul Ablaze
The lounge on a busy night
The dispensary shelf
Funk by the Bay
Guests in the lounge under neon

What’s On

Something On,Most Nights

Full schedule
Relive past nights
Karaoke Night in San Diego's South Bay: All Mic Long at Sessions by the BayOCT 1

Karoake Night

Karaoke Night in San Diego's South Bay: All Mic Long at Sessions by the Bay

Thu·7:00 PM

Grab the mic and let it rip: Sessions by the Bay is turning up the volume for Karaoke Night, a returning ritual hosted by All Mic Long LLC where good vibes, zero judgment, and maybe a little friendly judgment fill the room from the first song to the last. Whether you're a shower-singer finally stepping into the spotlight or a certified mic-dropper looking for your next stage, this one's for you. Come through with your crew, pick your anthem, and sing it like nobody's watching, because honestly, everybody's watching, and they're loving every second of it. It's all mic long, all night long at this 21+ cannabis consumption lounge in San Diego's South Bay. - 21+, government-issued photo ID required - Hosted by All Mic Long LLC - Shop the in-house menu and consume on site; no outside cannabis permitted

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Fireside Sessions: ElectroPop R&B with Solo Pearl at Sessions by the BayOCT 2

ElectroPop R&B

Fireside Sessions: ElectroPop R&B with Solo Pearl at Sessions by the Bay

Fri·8:00 PM

Fireside Sessions is back, and this installment hands the room over to Solo Pearl for a live electropop R&B performance at San Diego's South Bay cannabis lounge. Fireside Sessions is a recurring ritual at Sessions by the Bay, a series built around intimate live music where the genre shifts every performance: soul, funk, reggae, rock, and now the warm, synthesized glow of electropop R&B. Solo Pearl takes that stage and fills it with layered vocals and a sound that sits right at the edge of R&B and electronic pop. It is the kind of performance that rewards being in the room rather than catching it later. Shop the in-house menu before the set, settle into the lounge, and let the music move you. No outside cannabis. - 21+, government-issued photo ID required - Part of the ongoing Fireside Sessions live tribute series, different genre every performance - In-house cannabis menu available on site; no outside cannabis permitted

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All the Feelings: Emo Night with Jack ManiakOCT 3

Emo Night

All the Feelings: Emo Night with Jack Maniak

Sat·7:00 PM

It wasn’t a phase. You just have a job now. All the Feelings: Emo Night at Sessions by the Bay is for the songs you still know word for word and the friends who screamed them with you. Jacks Maniaks is on the decks. Bring your old show crew, pull out your favorite black shirt, and come sing like the lyrics are still about your ex. Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 7:00 PM Sessions by the Bay 700 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA 21+ Brand sponsor to be announced.

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Highly Funny: Stand-Up Comedy Night at Sessions by the Bay in San Diego's South BayOCT 6

Comedy

Highly Funny: Stand-Up Comedy Night at Sessions by the Bay in San Diego's South Bay

Tue·7:00 PM

Highly Funny marks its first-ever night at Sessions by the Bay, and it's exactly the kind of debut worth showing up for: a full stand-up bill inside San Diego's only 21+ cannabis consumption lounge, where the combination of a lounge-settled crowd, an in-house menu worth exploring, and a comic lineup built to land makes the South Bay's newest comedy ritual feel like it's already been here all along. The format is earned and deliberate: a host cracks the room open, a featured comic raises the temperature, and the headliner closes with the set the whole night has been pointing toward. Comedy Night is a returning series at Sessions, woven into a live-programming rotation that gives this lounge its pulse alongside music, karaoke, and more. Shop the in-house menu before the show, find your spot, and let the room do its thing. - 21+, government-issued photo ID required - Show runs approximately 75 minutes - Arrive early to browse the in-house menu and settle in before curtain - No outside cannabis; consume only what you purchase on site

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Sessions Community Clean-up DayOCT 10

Sessions Community Clean-up Day

Sessions Community Clean-up Day

Sat·10:00 AM

Sessions by the Bay is giving back to the neighborhood that gives us so much. Join our staff, families, friends, and the wider Sessions community as we come together to clean up and beautify National City — one block at a time. This month, we will be cleaning the surrounding canyon and marsh land. 📅 When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ✅ Check-In: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Every volunteer walks away with a free Sessions lounge pass for the day and some special Sessions goodies, as our thank-you for showing up and giving back. Supplies are provided. Bring your energy, your crew, and your community spirit — let's leave National City better than we found it. 🌿

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The Word

The Word onSessions

“The only spot in San Diego where you can actually sit down, smoke, and eat properly. The staff know the shelf inside out.”
Google
“Came for the comedy night and stayed three hours. Did not expect the kitchen to be this good.”
Google
“Best prices I have found in the county, and the lounge makes it worth the drive from anywhere in the 619.”
Google

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Walk-ins are welcome and always will be. For live band nights, the market, larger groups, or a Friday when the room is going to fill, book ahead.

Or call (619) 935-7374

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Dispensary
Every day6am to 10pm
Lounge
Monday to Thursday4pm to 10pm
Friday to Sunday12pm to 10pm
Where
700 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA 91950
Open Daily21+ with valid government-issued IDFree parking on siteLicense C10-0001553-LIC

Before You Come

Frequently Asked

Do I need to be 21?

Yes, and you need a valid government-issued ID every single time. It is a state requirement rather than a door policy, so bring it even if you look it.

Can I smoke inside?

Yes. Sessions is a licensed consumption lounge, so consumption is permitted on site, indoors and out on the patio.

Do I have to buy from you to use the lounge?

Cannabis consumed on site has to be purchased on site. That is California law rather than our preference, and the dispensary is right there.

Is there parking?

Yes, on site and free. We are on Bay Marina Drive in National City, a short walk from the marina.

Do you deliver?

Not yet. It is coming, and when it does you will hear about it here first.

Can I book the space for a private event?

Yes. Explore the spaces and tell us what you are planning. Start an event inquiry.