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Office of Cannabis reports equity progress; Rules Committee appoints three oversight‑committee members and continues the rest

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · April 19, 2021
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Summary

At a Rules Committee hearing April 19, the Office of Cannabis told supervisors it had processed much of its equity application queue and provided tiered counts (167 tier‑1 equity applicants; 14 equity permits issued). The committee appointed Ali Jamalian (seat 8), Aaron Flynn (seat 9) and Jessica Scribe (seat 10) to the Cannabis Oversight Committee and continued the remaining selections to a follow‑up meeting.

The San Francisco Office of Cannabis briefed the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on April 19, reporting that the city’s equity application queue has largely been processed and providing counts of applications and permits as the committee considered appointments to the Cannabis Oversight Committee.

Director Marissa Rodriguez and staff outlined the office’s priorities and capacity constraints, saying the office was "a small but mighty team of 7" handling a broad set of functions including equity verification, permitting, events and supply‑chain oversight. Ray Law, presenting slides, reported that the office had 167 tier‑1 (equity) applications in its system, with 40 close to permit issuance and 14 equity permits issued so far; staff said more permits were expected in the coming week.

The office described six applicant tiers and summarized…

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