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A unique bi-coastal cannabis contest has its official retail partners. The MJBowl is a collaboration between weed mega-conference MJBizCon and cutting-edge product rating platform Budist. Now in the mix are distribution partners Nabis and retailers The Artist Tree and Gotham.

The Artist Tree, a cannabis dispensary, lounge and art gallery, is teaming up with animal rescue nonprofit I Stand With My Pack to host a dog adoption event on Sept. 13.

The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. on the first floor of The Artist Tree’s flagship West Hollywood location at 8625 Santa Monica Blvd.

From legacy flower strains to dispensaries that double as art galleries, Fresno dispensaries have something for every weed lover. This guide includes all of the recreational dispensaries in Fresno and the nearby areas so you can quickly discover your local pot options and decide which to visit first.

My story with The Artist Tree began in 2023, when I made the leap from a very corporate role in the trampoline park industry to join the cannabis world. Knowing I wanted to grow where I was planted, I chose to start from the bottom to truly learn the business.

In California, wholesale cannabis once cost more than $1,000 a pound, Gordon said. “And now we’re down to maybe $250 a pound, which is below the cost of production for, certainly, the majority of small farmers.”

The Artist Tree’s newest Fresno location held its grand opening at 3257 West Shaw Avenue #109 on July 26, adding another storefront to its growing list of California dispensary locations, which includes West Hollywood, Hawthorne, Laguna Woods, and more. This new location marks the second Artist Tree dispensary in Fresno, bringing its well-known mix of cannabis products, local art, and retail experience to a new part of town.

A cannabis dispensary celebrated its expansion in Fresno with the opening of a second store last week.

The Artist Tree held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, July 25, at 3257 W. Shaw Ave., Ste. 109. It’s located next to the Golden Harbor Buffet near Shaw and Valentine avenues.

A cannabis dispensary known for blending art with community outreach is turning its attention to local students this back-to-school season.

The Artist Tree is hosting a school supply drive at both of its Fresno locations from Saturday, July 26, through Saturday, August 9.

Bryan Amelio is 45, so he remembers when buying marijuana meant handing cash to a potentially shady character in exchange for a baggie that could have contained an eighth of an ounce of anything.

A grand opening happens noon to 6 p.m. July 26 at the 3,000-square foot showroom in the West Acres Shopping Center at 3257 W. Shaw Ave., just east of Marks Avenue. Like the original shop, the dispensary will feature the same high end fixtures, top-shelf products and museum-like atmosphere, according to the company.

The 3,000 square foot retail showroom off of Valentine Avenue in a shopping center anchored by Food Maxx will feature the same high-end fixtures, top shelf products and art-gallery like atmosphere found in other Artist Tree locations, according to a news release.

Arthur Ramirez, left, store manager of The Artist Tree cannabis dispensary in Oxnard, helps customer Makenna Thorn of Bakersfield on July 3, 2025. Legal cannabis sales in California have declined over the past two years, though The Artist Tree says its business has remained steady.