The Oakland City Council’s impending decision to possibly permit and tax four large-scale medical cannabis farms has everyone from local dispensaries to remote profiteers wondering, “Who will get a growing permit, worth potentially millions of dollars per year?” If the council approves growing legislation this summer, the city is expected to issue a “request for proposals” and potential growers would then compete in an effort to “win” a coveted permit. Theoretically, permits would go to those growers deemed most capable and responsible of handling the historic charge, but it’s never that simple.
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