SANTA CRUZ CANNABIS BUSINESS LAW FIRM
Cannabis Business Lawyer in Santa Cruz, California
The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore has helped dozens of businesses procure or maintain state and local commercial cannabis licenses and permits, successfully closed millions of dollars in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions for cannabis investor and operator clients, and devoted hundreds of hours of pro-bono legal services to the cannabis social equity movement.
A recognized leader among California cannabis attorneys, Shay Aaron Gilmore offers legal solutions for operators and investors to launch, fund and grow businesses in compliance with the cannabis industry’s ever-changing regulations, laws and policies, with a focus on Santa Cruz.
The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore Practice Areas in Santa Cruz, California
We offer our clients customized knowledge and cost-effective legal counsel designed to reach their unique goals. The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore supports the ongoing success of our Santa Cruz cannabis industry clients in the following practice areas:
Shay Aaron Gilmore serves as an active member and leader of the cannabis industry’s top trade and professional organizations like the California Cannabis Industry Association, National Cannabis Industry Association, and the International Cannabis Bar Association. Shay is a longtime member of California NORML’s Legal Committee, and he founded the Cannabis Practitioners Group of the California Lawyers Association. Super Lawyers® Magazine has recognized Shay as a Northern California Super Lawyer in Business & Corporate Law and in Cannabis Law, and as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California across all practice areas. The state’s largest legal news periodical, The Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal, has named Shay as one of the Top 20 Cannabis Lawyers in California.
Santa Cruz Cannabis Business Resources
Whether you are an already established California investor or operator expanding your business or investment into the Santa Cruz area, or are new to the California cannabis industry, getting an understanding of 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 of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, City of Capitola, and Santa Cruz County.
Have specific questions or concerns in the City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, City of Capitola, or in unincorporated Santa Cruz County? The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore can customize legal solutions for your commercial cannabis investment and business needs.
Contact The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore today!
Contact our Santa Cruz cannabis law specialists today by phone at (415) 846-6397 or online so you can compliantly and fully align your business and/or investment interests in the California cannabis industry with the regulations and rules specific to the City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, City of Capitola, or the County of Santa Cruz.
Frequently Asked Questions
You must first obtain approval from the local government (e.g., the City of Santa Cruz or City of Watsonville) with jurisdiction over the physical location of the premises to be listed on the state cannabis license. The first step in how to get a cannabis license in California is to complete local permitting processes, which vary depending on the physical location of your cannabis business premises.
The process of getting a cannabis growers license varies by local jurisdiction, which will control the types of cultivation licenses that can be issued. For example, while the City of Santa Cruz permits cannabis cultivation up to 10,000 square feet of indoor growth in industrial zones, the City of Capitola does not permit any commercial cannabis cultivation within city limits.
Santa Cruz County does not currently have a process for obtaining a hemp growers license.
Santa Cruz County does not currently have a process for obtaining a hemp growers license.
