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Office of Cannabis briefs Planning Commission on equity program, backlog and permitting steps

San Francisco Planning Commission · January 16, 2020
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The city's Office of Cannabis outlined its equity verification process, permitting pipeline and outreach; staff said 61 sites had been referred to planning, with persistent backlog and priority given to equity applicants, and described a $1.3M state grant for technical assistance.

San Francisco — The Planning Commission received an informational briefing on Jan. 16 from the city’s Office of Cannabis about licensing, permitting timelines and the city’s equity program for cannabis businesses.

Marissa Rodriguez, director of the Office of Cannabis, described the office’s work to verify equity applicants and shepherd them through a complex multi‑agency permitting process. "All businesses that come under us post Prop 64 are equity businesses," Rodriguez said, noting the city is…

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