SAN FRANCISCO CANNABIS BUSINESS LAW FIRM
Cannabis Business Attorney in San Francisco, California
The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore has donated hundreds of hours of pro-bono legal services to the cannabis social equity movement throughout the United States, successfully closed millions of dollars in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions for cannabis investor and operator clients in Northern California, and helped dozens of businesses procure or maintain state and local commercial licenses and permits throughout the legal cannabis supply chain.
A California cannabis law leader, Shay Aaron Gilmore provides proven legal solutions for operators and investors to launch, fund and grow ventures in compliance with the cannabis industry’s ever-changing laws, regulations and policies, focusing on the City and County of San Francisco. Appointed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Shay has served as a member of the San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee.
The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore Practice Areas in San Francisco, California
We provide each of our clients with customized knowledge that translates into tailored, cost-effective legal counsel designed to reach their unique goals. The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore supports the ongoing success of our San Francisco cannabis industry clients in the following practice areas:
Shay actively plays leading roles in the industry’s top trade and professional organizations like the National Cannabis Industry Association, the California Cannabis Industry Association, and the International Cannabis Bar Association. Shay founded the Cannabis Practitioners Group of the California Lawyers Association, as well as the Cannabis Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco. The Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal, California’s highest-circulation legal news periodical, has named Shay to its list of the Top 20 Cannabis Lawyers in California. Shay has been recognized by Super Lawyers® Magazine as a Northern California Super Lawyer in Cannabis Law and in Business & Corporate Law, and as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California across all practice areas.
San Francisco Cannabis Business Resources
Whether you are an established California operator or investor expanding your business or investment into San Francisco, or you are just now joining the California cannabis market, understanding the legal requirements and regulations impacting the local cannabis industry is vital to your success. Here are just a few local resources for cannabis businesses to use in answering questions regarding cannabis legislation, regulation, and enforcement in the City and County of San Francisco.
If you have specific questions or concerns in the City and County of San Francisco, The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore can provide customized legal solutions for your cannabis business and investment needs in the City.
Contact The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore today!
Contact our San Francisco cannabis law specialists today by phone at (415) 846-6397 or online so you can fully and compliantly align your business and/or investment interests in the California cannabis industry.
Frequently Asked Questions
To get a cannabis license in San Francisco, an operator must obtain a local cannabis business permit from the San Francisco Office of Cannabis and then a state license from DCC. San Francisco’s local process determines whether a business may operate as a retailer, delivery service, distributor, manufacturer, or testing laboratory at a specific site, and once the Office of Cannabis approves the local permit, the applicant can seek the corresponding DCC license to operate legally in San Francisco.[^4]
A cannabis growers license in San Francisco is a DCC cultivation license issued in conjunction with a local cannabis business permit from the San Francisco Office of Cannabis. San Francisco allows commercial cannabis cultivation under its local ordinances. A cultivator must obtain a local cannabis business permit for cultivation from the Office of Cannabis, satisfy all local zoning and land-use requirements, and then submit a DCC cultivation application with premises diagrams, water and environmental information, CEQA documentation, and proof of local authorization from San Francisco.[^4]
Because San Francisco has no industrial hemp cultivation program and no agricultural commissioner office administering hemp, there is currently no process or timeline for obtaining a hemp grow authorization in San Francisco. Prospective hemp farmers usually look to more agricultural counties that accept CDFA industrial hemp registrations through their county agricultural commissioners.[^4]
San Francisco does not maintain an agricultural commissioner-run industrial hemp program, so there is effectively no hemp grower registration cost specific to San Francisco County. If San Francisco ever establishes a hemp cultivation program, a grower would be required at minimum to pay the statewide $900 CDFA industrial hemp registration fee per county, plus any local fees San Francisco sets.[^4]