Membership and Seat Qualifications
The below listed summary of seats, term expirations and membership information shall serve as notice of vacancies, upcoming term expirations, and information on currently held seats, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Appointments by other bodies are listed, if available.
Seat numbers listed as “VACANT” are open for immediate appointment. However, you are able to submit applications for all seats and your application will be maintained for one year, in the event that an unexpected vacancy or opening occurs.
Seat: 1
Appointing Authority: Public Health
Seat Holder: Mohanned Malhi or representative from SFDPH
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Director of Dept. of Public Health or the Director’s designee
Seat: 2
Appointing Authority: Police
Seat Holder: Lieutenant Lange or representative of SFPD
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Chief of the Police Department or the Chief’s designee
Seat: 3
Appointing Authority: Building Inspection
Seat Holder: Steven Kwok or representative of DBI
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Director of the Department of Building Inspection or the Director’s designee
Seat: 4
Appointing Authority: Planning
Seat Holder: Mathew Chandler or representative of SF Planning
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Director of the Planning Department or the Director’s designee
Seat: 5
Appointing Authority: SFUSD
Seat Holder: Quarry Pak or representative of SFUSD
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District or the Superintendent’s designee, which may include a Member of the Board of Education. The Superintendent is not required to hold this seat or appoint a designee, but shall be invited to do so
Seat: 6
Appointing Authority: Entertainment Commission
Seat Holder: Dylan Rice or representative of SF Entertainment Commission
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission or the Executive Director’s designee
Seat: 7
Appointing Authority: Fire
Seat Holder: Victor Wong or representative from SFFD
Term Ending: N/A
Qualifications:
Chief of the Fire Department or the Chief’s designee
Seat: 8
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Ali Jamalian
Term Ending: 123/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by an Owner of a Cannabis Business permitted through the Equity Program.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 9
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Adam Hayes
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by the operator of a Cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, or distribution business with fewer than 20 employees at the time of appointment.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 10
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Ryan McGilley
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a representative of organized labor who works with the Cannabis business labor force.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 11
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Apollo Wallace (residency waived)
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a representative of organized labor who works with the Cannabis delivery service labor force.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 12
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Drakari Donaldson
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by an owner of a storefront Cannabis retailer.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 13
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – David Nogales Talley
(residency waived)
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person who, at the time of the appointment, is an Equity Applicant, as that term is defined in Police Code, Subsection 1604(b.
Seat: 14
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Shay Aaron Gilmore
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Term: 2-years
Must be held by a person with demonstrated subject matter expertise on the State of California’s Cannabis laws and regulations.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 15
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with significant experience in workforce and economic development.
Term: 2-years
Seat: 16
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term Expired 12/3/24 Holdover Member – Antoinette Mobley
Term Ending: 12/3/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person who has been a Medicinal Cannabis patient or Medicinal Cannabis consumer for at least five years, with an extensive history advocating for Medicinal Cannabis patients or involvement in implementing and running a Cannabis compassionate use program in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996.
Term: 2-years
Application Process
Please Note: Depending upon the posting date, a vacancy may have already been filled. To determine if a vacancy for this Commission is still available, or if you require additional information, please call the Rules Committee Clerk at (415) 554-5184.
For seats appointed by other Authorities please contact the Board / Commission / Committee / Task Force (see below) or the appointing authority directly.
Next Steps:
Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be contacted by the Rules Committee Clerk once the Rules Committee Chair determines the date of the hearing. Members of the Rules Committee will consider the appointment(s) at the meeting and applicant(s) may be asked to state their qualifications. The appointment of the individual(s) who is recommended by the Rules Committee will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
Description:
The Cannabis Oversight Committee (“Committee”) was established to convene representatives of Cannabis Business operators, workers, patients, and other key stakeholders in the Cannabis industry to oversee the Office of Cannabis’ implementation of Police Code, Article 16, by evaluating data on the industry’s growth; and provide guidance and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on amendments to local laws and regulations, including those governing the Equity Program, to facilitate socially responsible growth of this new industry by creating living wage jobs and economic opportunities.
The Committee consists of a total of sixteen (16) members.
There are seven (7) non-voting members (seats 1 through 7), as follows:
- Seat 1 shall be held by the Director of the Department of Public Health or the Director’s designee.
- Seat 2 shall be held by the Chief of the Police Department or the Chief’s designee.
- Seat 3 shall be held by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection or the Director’s designee.
- Seat 4 shall be held by the Director of the Planning Department or the Director’s designee.
- Seat 5 shall be held by the Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District or the Superintendent’s designee, which may include a Member of the Board of Education. The Superintendent is not required to hold this seat or appoint a designee, but shall be invited to do so.
- Seat 6 shall be held by the Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission or the Executive Director’s designee.
- Seat 7 shall be held by the Chief of the Fire Department or the Chief’s designee.
There are nine (9) voting members (seats 8 through 16) appointed by the Board of Supervisors, as follows:
- Seat 8 shall be held by an Owner of a Cannabis Business permitted through the Equity Program. (If there are no Equity Applicant permit-holders who apply for the seat, then the Board may appoint a person who, at the time of the appointment, is an Equity Applicant, as that term is defined in Police Code Subsection 1604(b)).
- Seat 9 shall be held by the operator of a Cannabis Cultivation, Manufacturing, or distribution business with fewer than 20 employees at the time of appointment.
- Seat 10 shall be held by a representative of organized labor who works with the Cannabis business labor force.
- Seat 11 shall be held by a representative of organized labor who works with the Cannabis delivery service labor force.
- Seat 12 shall be held by an Owner of a Storefront Cannabis Retailer.
- Seat 13 shall be held by a person who, at the time of the appointment, is an Equity Applicant, as that term is defined in Police Code Subsection 1604(b).
- Seat 14 shall be held by a person with demonstrated subject matter expertise on the State of California’s Cannabis laws and regulations.
- Seat 15 shall be held by a person with significant experience in workforce and economic development.
- Seat 16 shall be held by a person who has been a Medicinal Cannabis patient or Medicinal Cannabis consumer for at least five years, with an extensive history advocating for Medicinal Cannabis patients or involvement in implementing and running a Cannabis compassionate use program in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996.
Voting members shall serve two-year terms at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, and may serve for multiple terms.
The City Administrator shall provide administrative and policy support for the Committee.
All City departments, commissions, boards, and agencies shall cooperate with the Committee in the performance of its functions and respond within 30 days to requests for information and any other reasonable requests submitted by the Committee.
The Office of Cannabis shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee no later than January 1, 2020, as set forth in Administrative Code, Section 2A.420, evaluating the growth of the City’s Cannabis industry.
Report:
The Committee shall gather and evaluate data, report, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and Mayor on the effectiveness of City laws and regulations, and the overall health and stability of the Cannabis industry in San Francisco.
Holdover Limit:
Not Applicable
Authority:
Administrative Code, Article XXXVIII (Ordinance No. 260-18)
Sunset Date:
None
Contact:
Scott Dennis
Office of Cannabis
49 South Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6
San Francisco, CA 94103
(628) 652-0420
Updated: December 22, 2025