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San Diego's Premier Cannabis Dispensary & Consumption Lounge.
What is Sessions By The Bay?
San Diego's premier cannabis dispensary and consumption lounge with dining.
What is a cannabis consumption lounge, and how is it different from a dispensary?
A cannabis lounge is a place to consume cannabis, whereas a dispensary is a retail store where you purchase cannabis products but consumption is not allowed. The consumption lounge offers an experience similar to a cafe or bar, but for cannabis users.
Is the food at Sessions By The Bay infused with cannabis?
No. Nothing that comes out of our kitchen is infused. The breakfast, the burgers, the flatbreads, the salads, the entrees and the desserts are all made without cannabis. That is California law rather than a house preference: food and non-cannabis drinks have to be kept, displayed and served separately from cannabis and cannabis products. Sealed, packaged cannabis products are sold on the dispensary side, and anything infused you have here was bought there.
Are the mocktails infused?
Not unless you ask. Every mocktail is made and served without cannabis. A 10mg THC elixir is an optional add to any of the seven on the list. The elixir is a cannabis product, so it is rung up at the cannabis counter and is not part of the drink price. Ask your server either way and they will tell you exactly what is in the glass.
Do you serve alcohol, and what can I drink instead?
No alcohol is served at Sessions. State law does not allow it on a licensed cannabis premises, so the whole drinks list is built zero proof instead: seven mocktails, coffee and espresso drinks, non-alcoholic beer, Mexican bottled sodas and Jarritos, and sparkling or still bottled water. Water is on the house. The restaurant next door serves drinks if that is what your table wants.
What is there at Sessions for someone who does not consume cannabis?
The kitchen, the whole zero proof drinks list, the coffee, the non-alcoholic beer and every night on the calendar, from live bands and comedy to movie nights, yoga, sound baths, markets and game tournaments. Nobody has to buy anything: a dispensary purchase waives lounge entry, and without one there is a cover at the door. One thing worth knowing before you come. The lounge and the patio are consumption areas, so you will be around cannabis smoke whether or not you are smoking, while the ground-floor marketplace where you shop is not.
What are the age requirements to enter the cannabis lounge and dispensary?
The dispensary is 18+ with a rec, or 21+ with valid state ID or passport. The consumption lounge is 21+ only with valid state ID or passport.
Do I need a membership or RSVP to shop at the dispensary?
Not at all. The dispensary is open to the public, 18+ with a rec or 21+ with valid state ID.
What are the dispensary hours?
6:00am to 10:00pm, every day.
Where is Sessions By The Bay located?
700 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA 91950.
Is there parking available?
Yes, we have a large free parking lot.
What is the return policy?
All cannabis sales are final pursuant to California Department of Cannabis Control regulations. Defective cannabis cartridges may be exchanged for the same product only, within 30 days of purchase, with a valid receipt.
Still need a hand?
Call us on (619) 935-7374, or come and find us at 700 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA 91950.
