Canopy Boulder delays inaugural San Francisco class after too few companies apply

Spring class in Boulder is 'strongest yet,' founder says

Boulder-based cannabis accelerator Canopy Boulder is delaying the start of its inaugural San Francisco class after too few businesses applied.

Canopy co-founder Patrick Rea said there were not enough applicants to support classes in both Boulder and San Francisco for the spring program, which starts Feb. 29, now only in Boulder.

Classes are typically made up of 10 early-stage ancillary service companies.

Rea blames the poor showing in part on California's patchwork regulation. Because weed is still not legal statewide — a vote is on the ballot for this November — each municipality has its own set of sometimes conflicting rules, creating an unstable environment for new businesses.

More than 20 California cities have banned marijuana delivery, for example, raising an interesting legal question: Can vehicles drive through those towns to deliver pot to an area where

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