Thank you

This application is for:
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 Confirmation emails will be sent to {{data._firstName}} {{data._lastName}} at {{data._email}}.
 If this information is incorrect, please contact OOC to request a change.

You will need these required documents:
<ul>
 <li>Proof of rehabilitation for any business owner with a previous conviction</li>
 <li>Business formation documents for each company owning at least 20% of the business</li>
</ul>

This application will take about 1 hour, but depends on the number of owners and complexity of business ownership.

Submit cannabis business ownership information

You need to tell us about any person who is any of the following:
<ol>
 <li>Owns 20% or more of the business applying for the permit</li>
 <li>Is the chief executive officer or equal role</li>
 <li>Is a member of the board of directors</li>
 <li>Any person or business that directs, controls, or manages the business</li>
</ol>
If another business owns a stake in your business, you will enter that information later.

Individual owners

Individuals that do not hold a direct ownership interest in the application entity, but still qualify as an Owner of the cannabis business, should be listed in the Owners section with a percentage ownership of “0.”

You must disclose if any of your business&apos;s owners have any serious, violent, drug-trafficking, or fraud-related convictions.
<a href="http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/California/police/article16regulationofcannabis?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:sanfrancisco_ca$anc=JD_1615" target="_blank">See the entire list of relevant convictions under Section 1615 (e) Discretionary Grounds for Denial.</a>

We collect demographic data to better understand the industry. We also use this data to report on the state of the industry to the public and to policymakers. The following questions are optional. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Office of Cannabis will keep confidential personally identifiable information submitted in connection with these optional demographic questions. Instead, this demographic information will be produced to the public only in aggregate, de-identified data sets.

Business owner 1

Business owner 2

Business owner 3

Business owner 4

Business owner 5

Convictions

You need to tell us about any company or business entity that owns 20% or more of your cannabis business.

A business entity means any firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other entity, or other group or combination acting as a unit.

You need to tell us about the CEO (or functional equivalent), business partners in an LLC, and all members of the board of directors of the business entity. Everyone listed will need to get a <a href="https://sf.gov/get-background-check-all-cannabis-business-owners" target="_blank">background check with Live Scan</a>.

If your business entity that you already listed in the initial application is fully owned by individuals, answer “No.” 

Entity owners

Enter the name of the entity that owns 20% or more of your cannabis business. 

If Owners hold their percentage interest through this company, list that percentage here. 

Upload all business formation documents that the business filed with the California Secretary of State. These may include:
<ul>
 <li>Articles of incorporation</li>
 <li>Certificates of stock</li>
 <li>Articles of organization</li>
 <li>Certificates of limited partnership</li>
 <li>Statements of partnership authority</li>
</ul>

If Owners hold their percentage interest through this company, list their names here.

Entity owner 1

Entity owner 2

Entity owner 3

Entity owner 4

Entity owner 5

We also need to know about any person or business entity who:&nbsp;
<ul>
 <li>Owns less than 20% of your business</li>
 <li>Will receive any of the profits</li>
 <li>Will receive license fees tied to revenue</li>
 <li>Loaned your cannabis business money</li>
</ul>
These individuals and entities do not need to get background checks.
You should not tell us about any person or business entity if:&nbsp;
<ul>
 <li>You have already told us about that person as an owner</li>
 <li>The business entity is a diversified mutual fund, blind trust or similar instrument</li>
 <li>The interest is as a creditor, holding interest, lien or encumbrance on property</li>
 <li>It&apos;s a loan from a bank, financial institution or government entity</li>
</ul>
If you are not sure whether you need to list an investor, it&apos;s better to tell us about them.