CANNABIS REGULATION
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission issues medical and adult-use recreational licenses and permits to cultivators, providers, retailers, distributors, testing laboratories, vertically integrated businesses, and temporary cannabis events. This portal serves as a valuable resource and a one-stop shop for all things related to the effort to regulate the medical and commercial cannabis industry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Social Equity
Cannabis criminalization and its enforcement has had long-term, adverse impacts to the City of Augusts, particularly for low income and minority community members. We are committed to ensuring that communities historically impacted by the criminalization of cannabis have an opportunity to participate in the legal cannabis industry. In order to address the impact on those communities, we have established a program for Social Equity Applicants who meet the following criteria:
- Has at least 51% ownership and control by one or more individuals who:
- Have lived in a Disproportionately Impacted Area in 5 of the past 10 years (see map of Disproportionately Impacted Areas).
- Have been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including cannabis possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.
- Have a parent, child, or spouse that has been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams
- Has more than 10 full-time employees, and more than half of those employees:
- Currently reside in a Disproportionately Impacted Area (see map below for Disproportionately Impacted Areas).
- Have been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including cannabis possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.
- Have a parent, child, or spouse that has been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for cannabis-related offenses eligible for expungement, including possession up to 500 grams or intent to deliver up to 30 grams.
Individuals who qualify for the Social Equity Program and want to open a cannabis business in the City of Augustus are eligible to receive the following assistance to help navigate the City's cannabis application process:
- Access to application workshops
- Fee waivers
- Direct grants
- Expedited application and facility plan check review
- Cultivation tax deferrals
- Direct Technical Assistance
Apply for Cannabis Business License