More than 25 local cannabis businesses hosted a bake sale Saturday, complete with “medical” marijuana-laced munchies.

The first Get Baked Sale, held at the SOMAStreat Food Park on 11th Street, included food trucks and booths lined with all sorts of wares — including Doritos, Chilean empanadas, ice cream sandwiches, pancakes and macaroons — for holders of medical marijuana cards to sample. The event featured cooking demonstrations and food-pairings with marijuana edibles. The pointy green leaves symbolic of the plant were rife on clothing, posters and stickers....

The sale comes as marijuana advocates move toward legalizing recreational use of the drug with a ballot initiative planned for November. But possession of marijuana is still a federal crime, and even in California, it is only legal for medical purposes. Otherwise, possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is an infraction, and larger amounts are considered a misdemeanor, accompanied by up to six months of jail time. But the legal ramifications of hosting a potentially illegal event didn’t perturb event organizer Morgan Kelly.

“Everyone came prepared, and the planning went smoothly,” Kelly said, noting that there were no police officers at the event. “We knew the laws, followed them completely and had permission from the (city) health department. Only card-holders can purchase products, so we made sure to have two doctors on site for those who did not have” a medical marijuana card.