Oakland, CA Real Estate & Cannabis Regulations

Uses: Retail, Cultivation, Manufacturing, Delivery, Distribution, Testing, Microbusiness, and Onsite Consumption

Distance Requirement:

Six hundred (600) feet of a public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive (but not including any private school in which education is primarily conducted in private homes), another dispensary or youth center, unless the school or youth center moved into the area after the dispensary was issued a permit.

Cap of Business:

The City Administrator shall issue no more than eight (8) new valid permits for the operation of dispensaries in the City per calendar year, with a minimum of half of the dispensary permits issued each calendar year issued to Equity Applicants.

Tax Rate:

• Equity Cannabis Businesses (Under One Million Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500,000.00) shall pay a business tax of one-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts.
• General Cannabis Businesses (Under Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) shall pay a business tax of one-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts
• Equity Retail Cannabis and Equity Indoor Cultivation (Over One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) But Less Than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00))
  • With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate: 
    • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
    • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00).
  • Annual 2022 Business Certificates and After. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate and for each following year:
    • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
    • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00).
• General Retail Cannabis and General Indoor Cultivation (over five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) But Less Than five million dollars ($5,000,000).
  • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
    • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00); plus
    • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00).
  • Annual 2022 Business Certificates and After. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate and for each following year:
    • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00); plus
    • Forty dollars ($40.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or factional part thereof, over seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00), but less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
    • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00).
  • Indoor Cultivation (Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).  Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof.
  • Retail Cannabis (Over five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) 
    • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
      • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, attributable to any medical cannabis business; plus
      • Eighty dollars ($80.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, attributable to any non-medical cannabis business.
    • Annual 2022 Business Certificates and After. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate, and for each following year, fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof.
    • Equity Cannabis Manufacturing, Equity Outdoor Cultivation, and Equity Cannabis Packaging and Storage (Over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00)
      • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00).
      • Annual 2022 Business Certificates and After. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate and for each following year:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than or equal to five million dollars ($5,000,000.00); plus
        • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over five million dollars
  • Equity Cannabis Manufacturing, Equity Outdoor Cultivation, and Equity Cannabis Packaging and Storage (Over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00)
    • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
      • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
      • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00).
      • Annual 2022 Business Certificates and After. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate and for each following year:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than or equal to five million dollars ($5,000,000.00); plus
        • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over five million dollars
    • General Cannabis Manufacturing, General Outdoor Cultivation, & General Cannabis Packaging and Storage (over five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000,000).
      • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00); plus
        • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00).
      • Annual 2022 Business Certificates and After. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate, and for each following year:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00); plus
        • Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00) but less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than or equal to five million dollars ($5,000,000.00); plus
        • Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over five million dollars ($5,000,000.00).
    • Equity Cannabis Distribution and Transportation (Over One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00)
      • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00).
      • Annual 2022 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate, and for each year thereafter:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Thirty dollars ($30.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than or equal to five million dollars ($5,000,000.00); plus
        • Forty dollars ($40.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over to five million dollars ($5,000,000.00).
      • General Cannabis Distribution and Transportation (Over Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000,000)
        • Annual 2021 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2021 business tax certificate:
        • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to five hundred thousand ($500,000.00); plus
        • Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over to five hundred thousand ($500,000.00).
        • Annual 2022 Business Certificates. With respect to any 2022 business tax certificate, and for each year thereafter:
          • One-dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof, less than or equal to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,0000.00); plus
        • Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,0000.00) but less than or equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00); plus
        • Thirty dollars ($30.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than or equal to five million dollars ($5,000,000.00); plus.
        • Forty dollars ($40.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of gross receipts, or fractional part thereof over five million dollars ($5,000,000.00).