Transfer of Equity Application/Permit

Transfer of Equity Application/Permit

On December 5, 2023 the Oakland City Council adopted Ordinance 13775 - C.M.S(PDF, 2MB)  which amended Oakland Municipal Code (OMC-5.80 and 5.81(PDF, 251KB) to allow an Equity Applicant to transfer their local authorization status or permit to a General Applicant.

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Equity Applicants may transfer their cannabis application/permit to a General Applicant under the following conditions (whichever occurs first): 

  • Three years after submitting a cannabis permit application or
  • One year after receiving a cannabis permit.

Equity applicants interested in transferring their application/permit must complete the Transfer Request form(PDF, 174KB).   Please note that the transfer request form must be notarized.

For background information on the transferring of application/permits please refer to 2024 Addendum to Admin Regulations(PDF, 142KB).