Tim Dodd, founder and CEO of Sweet Flour, said Fresno is a legal cannabis market that is coming into its own. Photo by Frank Lopez
published on April 4, 2024 – 5:00 PM
Written by Frank Lopez
Fresno recreational cannabis dispensaries are about to hit double digits with two more opening soon.
Sweet Flower, based in Culver City, will be opening its first dispensary on April 13 at 3123 N. Maroa Ave. There will be food vendors, free grab bags and a DJ.
The Fresno location will be Sweet Flower’s eighth location in California. Daily store hours will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tim Dodd, founder and CEO of Sweet Flour, said he is excited to open in Fresno, which is a great market, he added.
“Whenever we go into a market we ask if businesses can support the market and if it’s broad enough,” Dodd said. “Fresno is becoming a market where there is competition.”
Sweet Flower is currently the only dispensary operating in District Seven, Dodd said.
The dispensary currently has about 25 employees, most of them full-time and all from the Fresno area.
Dodd said Sweet Flower has donated about $75,000 to various groups in Fresno including
