San Francisco creating ‘Office of Cannabis’ to handle marijuana business licensing

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)– With legalized recreational marijuana sales fast approaching, San Francisco is set to create a new Office of Cannabis to handle cannabis permits and complaints and serve as a centralized resource for the public and businesses.

The new office, part of the city administrator’s office, would be responsible for developing and managing a permitting process for all cannabis-related businesses, dealing with complaints, providing policy analysis and development and serving as a single point of contact for businesses, the public and state regulators.

The mayor’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $700,000 for the office, which would include three positions and $225,000 for web site development, public outreach and overhead.

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