(A) Permit required. No person may operate any cannabis business or engage in any commercial cannabis activity within the county unless the person has, at a minimum, complied with all applicable state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the cannabis business and the commercial cannabis activities, including, but not limited to, the duty to obtain all of the following:
(1) A valid cannabis business permit;
(2) A valid state license; and
(3) A valid state seller's permit.
(B) No cannabis business permit will be issued to any person set forth in § 7.02.030(D).
(C) Permit type. The following cannabis business permits are created under this chapter:
County Cannabis Business Permit Types
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State License Types (includes both A- Licenses and M- Licenses)*
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County Cannabis Business Permit Types
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State License Types (includes both A- Licenses and M- Licenses)*
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Cultivation** | 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, 5B, and Processor |
Manufacturing | 6, 7, N, P, and S |
Testing | 8 |
Retailer | 10, 12 |
Distributor | 11 |
Microbusiness (non- retail) | 12 |
* Pursuant to Cal. Business and Professions Code § 26050. ** Number of permits may be limited as set forth in this chapter. | |
(D) Number of permits limited. The maximum number of each cannabis business type and the corresponding number of cannabis business permits issued by the county may be limited or restricted, and shall be established by resolution and/or ordinance by the Board of Supervisors. The maximum number of cannabis business permits shall be subject to the Board's annual review; The Board of Supervisors may, in their discretion, modify the number of cannabis business permits authorized for issuance. This section is only intended to create a maximum number of each cannabis business type operating in the county. Nothing in this chapter obligates the Board of Supervisors to issue any or all of the available cannabis business permits if it is determined that:
(1) Applicants do not meet the application requirements; or
(2) Issuance of any or all cannabis business permits will detrimentally impact the public health, safety, or welfare, or any other public policy concern.
(F) Expiration. Each cannabis business permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall only be valid for a term of 12 months and shall expire 12 months after the date of its issuance, unless suspended or revoked by the county pursuant to § 7.02.070. A cannabis business permit may be renewed as provided in § 7.02.054.
(Ord. 974, § 1, 2018; Ord. 1032, § 3, 4, 2021; Ord. 1036, § 5, 2021)