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Rules Committee hears daylong applicant roster for Cannabis State Legalization Task Force; forwards most nominations and continues several seats
Summary
The Rules Committee interviewed dozens of applicants for a 14-member Cannabis State Legalization Task Force, forwarded many recommended nominees as a committee report to the full board and continued several seats (two small-business seats and the labor seat) for further review; supervisors stressed land use, equity, public health and workforce access as top priorities.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee spent most of its Dec. 10 meeting vetting applicants for a Cannabis State Legalization Task Force created to help the city prepare for possible statewide adult-use legalization.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, the item’s author, said the task force will evaluate land-use, zoning, public-health, public-safety, taxation and equity questions so the city can create local regulations and recommendations in advance of any statewide change. Wiener said the task force is structured to include industry representatives, neighborhood and small-business voices, labor and city departments as nonvoting members.
The committee heard from a long slate of applicants representing dispensary operators,…
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