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Board approves first-reading of cannabis land-use and business regulations after equity amendments
Summary
After hours of debate and dozens of amendments, the Board passed on first reading two ordinances creating a local licensing, zoning and equity program for adult-use and medicinal cannabis, including a business-equity framework, local-hire targets for equity incubators and procedural requirements for conversions from medical to retail.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to pass, on first reading, two related ordinances to regulate commercial cannabis activity (items 8 and 9 on the agenda) after a lengthy debate and a series of amendments intended to focus the new market on business equity and neighborhood control.
Supervisor Cohen introduced a package of equity-focused amendments aimed at prioritizing applicants harmed by the war on drugs. Her changes expanded the time window for conviction-history eligibility, extended the years used to qualify by school attendance and residential history, and reduced local-hire requirements for equity incubators from 50 percent to 30 percent (the board later adopted a different overall pathway to reach a 50 percent equity share across permit categories). Cohen also added requirements for existing medicinal-cannabis dispensaries converting…
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