Sunset Connect operates as a premium cannabis manufacturer and distributor based in San Francisco's SoMa district, serving dispensaries throughout Northern California with plans for statewide expansion through their partnership with HERBL distribution. The brand specializes in hand-crafted prerolls and artisanal hash products, focusing exclusively on indoor-grown cannabis sourced from Bay Area cultivators.Their current product lineup includes single-gram prerolls featuring exotic strains like Doob Nation, Purple Rainbow, and George Zkittlez, plus hash-infused preroll multipacks and premium solventless hash. Popular offerings include their signature $5 joints, diamond-infused prerolls, and hash-infused recovery gels. Recent sales data shows they moved over 23,000 units of their top-selling Doob Nation prerolls in January 2025 alone.Quality standards remain uncompromising—every product is hand-crafted with meticulous attention to detail, using only premium indoor cannabis. Their manufacturing facility maintains artisanal production methods while meeting all California regulatory requirements. As California's preroll market has grown increasingly competitive, Sunset Connect has distinguished itself through consistent quality, reasonable pricing, and authentic San Francisco cannabis culture, earning recognition as one of the state's top-performing preroll brands.
Sunset Connect's journey began in the early 2000s when founder Ali Jamalian, a German-Iranian immigrant, started growing cannabis in San Francisco's Sunset District alongside his college friends from the University of San Francisco. After facing arrest and near-deportation in 1999 for cannabis possession, Jamalian spent several years in Germany before returning to San Francisco in 2010 with renewed determination.By 2011, customers were calling his operation "the Sunset Connect," and the brand was officially born in 2014. What started as a medical cannabis operation serving local dispensaries evolved into something much bigger. In 2020, Sunset Connect made history by becoming San Francisco's first 100% social equity-owned and operated cannabis manufacturing facility.The brand's transformation from underground operation to legal powerhouse reflects the broader cannabis legalization movement. After years of navigating complex regulations and building out their SoMa manufacturing facility, Sunset Connect received their state license in 2021. Today, they've climbed from 20th to 15th place in California's competitive preroll market, proving that authentic brands with deep community roots can thrive in the legal landscape.