I have a question the city didnt pass any regulations state law about apply didnt has nothing to do with the city didnt pass regulatory scombrooen i what is look like please clarify hue how do you do that . Lets say this is a a city and county so San Francisco. Yeah. San francisco. Give Us San Francisco how how do you do that . What are the time elements and like we should be expecting what is the city explain to us where we are in the process in the city and county of San Francisco and to what extent you said. Yeah. Equip the home cultivation. Not what the city will do i mean first of all, to clarify i dont think the state is just a default law the state regulates throughout the state and have to have a state license you have a local license or even a local city of San Francisco license businesses has to have a state of california license and comply with the state reservation my understanding and you might know San Francisco will come up with a license to license the businesses and will device their scheme in when the state listening is in effect theyll have a license for medical businesses. Who is that. The board of sups will adopt. But the board of supervisors who in our city government. The recommendations were made by the San FranciscoLegalization Task force that is part of city theyre making the recommendations before the board of sups next month. Are you members of that task force. Someone from my organization is. And do Small Business have a representative on the task force and we have two representatives on the task force not from our office by members of the business communities but just also to maybe provides a little bit more clarification so the task force will make recommendations and the board of supervisors will work with that department whether work with the departments may have clear opinions about what may we they may want to create the regulatory structure for both the work that minica and i are doing trying to understand the landscape of the Small Business opportunities and can we provide some of that information as well were creating help inform communicate that as the regulatory structures are being developed so there will be quickly working with those timelines once the legislation has been introduced so part of this is to help you kind of understand sort of the scope so when the time were not has to do with quickly bring you up to speed on the considerations of the complexity that are going to be given because listening to all the legal the Ownership Structure and highway that may affect in addition to all the different Business Opportunities this will effect dpw if dpw that will probably be the primary entity that has the permit to operate and also the control so, so i think once those things are beginning to be figured out it will happen very quickly. Okay. It is sufficient for us to know theres complexity but we dont need quite as much detail thats for about the task force not what were here for. Yes. And then the elephant in the room financial you know cant assess capital well credit things this is the one thing that i did bank overall medical marijuana at any bank and had to close out their accounts or close down any business ive been watching carefully what is going on in colorado and washington and this is an all cash business in colorado they go to the city and county of denver and pay their taxed in cash you laugh but thats starting to be a problem they start their own bank and they were shut down and in washington im hearing Horror Stories about people keeping money in their car and getting stolen and stuff this is something we need to address. I know the state board of equalization ive talked about with fiona moss theyll have to come and handle all that cash how do you do that where is it going to that is something and not up for discussion now but something that the task force needs to think about so im watching that is going on in colonel i voted yes on this im a all for this and as being a banker if anyone is watching i mean, i had to close out the accounts they know who they were that bummed me out as a banker they remember good customers had this is something he hear about the schools i know about that because from the medical marijuana communities how to bank those people because without that urge to have a lot of issues and right now, im seeing a lot of issues even in the medical so youre not going to get argument unfortunately an issue that needs congressional issue and the federal regulators are federal officials without a concerted effort in washington not getting that kind of changes and open up to the rest of the industry in my opinion whatever you do at the state level have to address that impact. Kwhief solution. Its all cash. Im watching colorado it is an all cash business no way around it. There are so the deputy of treasurer issued in 2013 or 67 that along with the what is then network put out networks hey we recognize banks that point to bank the business if you want to bank the business heres the guidelines to bank this business it gives us a safe harbor under the a ma laws no, not enough to have the banks take on that was not good enough we need to have the department of treasurer and have safe harbors carved out for status of women businesses simple as that and no others solution. I just wanted to quickly add to what commissioner president dwight say why not care about this now the presentation was very sdmraltd but i think underlying their discussions certainly with the commission that many dictate what size and teaches businesses allowed for businesses to thrive in the business the enclosure of what loopholes categories allows the Small Businesses to exist is important you know and if theres a voice for that within the city i assume part of this commission to get in there and say when youre looking at this is in the city of San Francisco we want small arcs and businesses to play a role and needs to look like this and the rules for them to practical do that. And the reason he drove under sacramento i no longer live in 70 in San Francisco was base feel you guys are the only Small Business commission in the country so you have a voice youre able to speak to states laughters and say if you device those rules where the money comes from and how many businesses that effects our citizens and existing businesses already here that gone through a lot of heart attacks and cannot go in and say well devest you of this portion of the business thats unjust 0 my hope to hope youll take up the issues not only with the board of sups but also with your state legislators this is not okay. Good thats the thing we needed to hear so thank you. Commissioners. Hi, thank you for your presentation i have two questions and defer to staff if they can answer one youve preserve this effecting i have a lot of constituents that are smoke shop retail uses and their scattered this might effect them could this effect the tobacco listeners and for constituents that are you know in that industry but want to move you know into the medical marijuana and adult use industry or just constituents in general what part in the process is interest the best part informative Public Comment regarding people around in their listening process. On the first question the question answer is no is shouldnt have impact and on the second question they should be engaged with one what the rules will look like for San Francisco if their opening a business in San Francisco theyre in the employment place and the rules and gave me in the state law process as well as the draft to make sure they fits the qualification and be able to comply this is a pirate initial lvns that goes to existing acts that are compliance within the city of San Francisco and then when like after that the initial listening up, up. Regina he assume the task force are pubically noticed. Their pubically noticed and i think but, but should be engaged and. Took to provide us with information as well because as we start to look at the different business categories so any current businesses selling tobacco or alcohol cant be adult cannabis from the business wants to make that transition those are the things we fled to know about but again, if you have representatives it would be gay for them commissioner president dwight said to go to the Task Force Meeting if their recent to do so. That is where that will be dealt with a lot of stuff that needs tobacco sort of out there question will be involved in here not that we dont want to know about that thats why we have representatives because we have other things to attend to so any other comments. I do. Commissioner toursarkissian. Ill be interested in getting our thoughts at least put them down and send them for the commission as to what that commission should be looking at that would be i appreciate the fact you came from sacramento and want to benefit from our thoughts and see what you think we should be looking at in terms of the regulations that are shaped so. Happy to provide that in writing. Yeah. I agree with sdmen. That was a lot of information and cannot remember all of them if you can send us to the director we can take into account that. Absolutely. Thank you. Okay commissioners any other questions. Okay. Open up for Public Comment anyone wish to comment on item number item. Make our way up any speaker cards for item 3. Yes. Speaker cards calling names and if anyone else wishes to speak fill out a speaker card and one second let me get this okay. Go ahead. Public comment is 3 minutes and just a reminder youll hear a gong two and a half minutes and appreciate it. Thank you for your time so this is two reasons this commission should be interested in cannabis im sorry im recovering from a colds is tax revenue and jobs i had up to 45 people headache in San Francisco investing in a new company and spent a lot of time in the cannabis industry cofounder the cannabis manufacturing you motivator not know what that means in that a manufactured cannabis product that start as a plant and now a oil this oil helps people crone disease amongst other things we want to stay in San Francisco and need the city of San Francisco to act to allow us to get a permit we can illegal be here in not well have to move we can be one plus people because interested and demand from patrons for the products were one of many types of cannabis manufacturing businesses eatables and during the course manufacturers and oil creams basins their owl manufacturers products to make the passage i showed you requires if we employ the scientists and people with pack boxes and make deliveries . Wide range of jacobs that can be in San Francisco we employ people and want to stay here there are other people that have companies in similar positions it is just difficult to get things through city hall we need every advocate that is interested in creating jobs. Are you attending the Task Force Meeting. Yes. My cofounder the scientists were involved in the task force and were also members of the Manufacturing Committee for the california cannabis industry working with the state of Health Working with the manufacturers. Youre the expert we need thank you very much. Being and thank you for your time i understand that is getting late try to keep this brief want to irate what my colleague said im aaron flynn a fouvend member the california growers were a nine hundred Member Organization statewide and run the chapter of the California Growers Association im hoping that i can give you you guys sight one and 10 members in San Francisco prominently into the nonrestricted retail side of cannabis bus so youre hearing a little bit the fact you dont need the local organization under the adult act why think anyone is there any understanding that San Francisco is not going to pass local regulation San Francisco already has regulations for the retail side of the cannabis industry and there are it is absolutely moving forward with passing regulations for the nonretail side that the calculator varieties and manufacturers and trornts if we dont have that regulatory structure by 2018 those businesses that equivocate in San Francisco will fall behind that in the listening process for the state the state is going to be looking at blaze that are regulating and essentially wait until they begin to you know if we come with an application as a business to the state and those local regulations are not created well likely fall behind this process we anticipate even on the cultivation through 9 pulling there is probably one and 15 to one and thirty different consular sites in the city of San Francisco employing 3 to 10 people those are low bluecollar and manufacturing jobs that are often limited leaving the city so rapid starting wage for month is 20 an hour and as those businesses ton to grow and continue to expanded if this local regulation if combo play by summertime or maybe a little bit later theyll have to move to other communities and cities that have the local structure again, you guys really come into play advocating for a speedy rapid you know Movement Towards structure so the businesses dont have to shut down and the businesses are not lofty. Thank you. I run a family owned clarifying services in San Francisco. Before i make my point i want to give you a little bit of background on myself i was born at San Francisco children and went to Elementary School and my father owns a dental office that serves the community for thirty years now im contributed to the legacy being a reliable employer im born in a different generation so my dream is to have a successful cannabis business in right city i was born and raised in right now, im educating their needs to be education on this planets and substance; right . I also provide other Educational Opportunities through another organization that i cofounder and a women of color organization for women in claims that want to start Small Businesses we educate how to start a Small Business in cannabis and because selfsufficient shareholders in this industry the issues were facing not that many informational spaces for us the clustering along the eastern part of city makes it difficult to be able to find a one space that can put my car into; right . And also like driving out to the western part of city kind of cuts into delivery time this industry is unique so also let me say that by staying saying i worked in the neighborhood for 6 years doing Case Management with the youth that are incarcerated and Public Safety work mostly around policing so ive seen how people of color especially my communities have been criminalized by this plant so establishing a clear and supportive communities so for cannabis and for our support is a act of restored justice in the city to make sure that people like myself that had a brother that was incarcerate for cannabis well find a place in a Legal Industry and be able to earn money in a very legitimate way so thank you for your time thank you. Next. Hi my name is camille thank you guys for begging being here and starting this Organization Im a Small Business owner myself and Small Business changes lives for the better i represent the betty project were a new operation looking for a brickandmortar currently hoping to follow all the laws and im just here representing them i want to tell you about how it effected any life having being an employee of theirs i was able to quit any york Bernie Sanders and getting into this industry fulltime. Saved money and start my own Small Business on the side i do ceramics and it is unbelievable how much the cannabis industry is changing lots of lives here in San Francisco and i pretty much wanted to representative the betty project were a great local grow Company Looking to be a retail and im really, really confident that our company will grow bigger with you guys help so thank you so much for staying late to hear us. Thank you. Next speaker. Good evening my name is dominique and although i dont own a cannabis business i do consulting for people once youre in the business or part of industry i have taken regina on a local San Francisco cannabis tour where they were able to saying see local industries within the city many of them are speaking in front of you dont tonight and like to extend to anyone on the commission if youre interested please reach out to us and like to have you or all of you to come on the tour to see the local cannabis industry its jobs and facilities and the tax that are all there that the city really is not appreciating or validating thank you. Thank you next. My name is kevin a local affirm maker he travel the communities to bayview Hunters Point and similar communities that are doing war on drugs in constant conversations about the opportunities that presentism with this new industr