Oakland Public Safety Meeting on Marijuana to Be a Doozy
First the city fast-tracked the formerly incarcerated for weed licenses; now — new rules would make Oakland part-owner.
On Tuesday night in Oakland, community members and longtime cannabis professionals will go head to head with the Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee on how the term “equity” will be defined in the city’s forthcoming permitting process for the industry.
At issue is the future of Oakland’s legal marijuana industry, and who gets to be a part of it. Council will consider changing its cannabis licensing rules to mandate the city become a 25 percent owner of certain new marijuana business.
The municipal mandate comes after historic new rules fast-tracking convicted drug criminals for new licenses. Oakland’s nascent Equity Permit Program also fast-tracks licensing for residents of a handful of police beats with the highest amount of arrests.
Spearheaded by Councilmember Desley Brooks, who represents the affected police beats, the EPP...
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