Cannabis Permit

NEW Application Process

We are excited to announce that we are transitioning our application process to the Accela platform. This upgrade will streamline the experience for both NEW applicants and current applicants (needing to changing locations), allowing you to complete application and upload documents with ease.

Start Your Application Here

Regulatory Reminder

Cannabis business applicants are subject to all local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Accordingly, cannabis permit applicants are not entitled to operate simply because they have submitted a cannabis permit application, particularly in situations that the City of Oakland Fire Department (OFD) or the Planning & Building Department (PBD) deem unsafe. Please see these updated procedures(PDF, 214KB) about how to obtain approval from OFD and PBD. Also, please note the Permit Counter recently re-opened for in-person services. Please visit our Permit Center Reopening webpage for full details on hours of operation, scheduling your appointments, and services offered.

How to Access Bureaus of Building and Fire Prevention

Please review updated procedures(PDF, 214KB) for cannabis facilities in alignment with the updated Cannabis Operator Regulations(PDF, 298KB) . Please visit the Permit Center Reopening webpage for full details on hours of operation, scheduling your appointments, and services offered.

For equity applicants, here is the Zoning Clearance Application(PDF, 57KB) to submit as referenced in the updated procedures on page 3 - item #1.

 

Topics

Resources

Webinars

2024 Tax Webinar

On, Thursday, February 29th, representatives from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) and the City's Revenue Management Bureau held a webinar on local and state tax requirements and rebate opportunities.

February 29, 2024 Tax Webinar - Passcode: YE0FXX&C

PowerPoint Presentations:

• CDTFA(PDF, 4MB)
• City of Oakland Business Tax Presentation(PDF, 469KB)

Documents

• Bureau of Cannabis Control #Weedwise Campaign Press Release(PDF, 225KB)
• Industrial Lands Focus Group Memo Aug. 22(PDF, 201KB)
• EBMUD Requirements for Cannabis Operators(PDF, 231KB)
• Letter of Agency for Equity Applicants(PDF, 199KB) (If you are authorizing someone to submit Building Permits on your behalf)
• Instructions for filing Notice of Exemption (NOE) document(s)(PDF, 153KB)
• Fire Intake Form 2025-26(PDF, 270KB)

About

Cultivators, delivery-only dispensaries, distributors, testing laboratories, manufacturers and transporters may apply for cannabis permits. There is no limit on the number of permits that can be issued for those activities.

• Equity - Applicants who qualify for fee waivers plus technical and financial assistance based on income level and residential location or cannabis conviction.
• General - All other applicants. A General applicant who incubates an Equity applicant by providing them with three years of free rent and security measures, has priority over other General applicants.