Embarc

Calling yourself the best California dispensary means putting a target on your back, but that’s been Embarc’s philosophy since day one. Bringing together the farms of Humboldt and the indoor grows of SoCal, Embarc claims to curate the best cannabis in the state, and their locations vary from Lake Tahoe to San Francisco to Sacramento. Their online shops allow you to sort by type (including flower, pre-rolls, edibles, tinctures, topicals, concentrates, and seeds) but by THC and CBD potency. They do not have their own line of products but feature various brands. Moreover, 50% of their shelf space is devoted to diversity and inclusion, meaning small farmers, women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ producers, while the company donates 1% of all sales towards local community investment funds. Perhaps most uniquely among dispensaries, they operate their own Spotify radio playlist, allowing customers to spark up and enjoy some great tunes from the cannabis community.