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Commercial Cannabis Business Applicants Virtual Presentations

The City of Ventura will hear one-hour virtual presentations from five finalists applying for three remaining commercial cannabis business permits on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. The presentations will be live-streamed on the City's YouTube channel.

Schedule...

Community Development report on appellants' applications

In compliance with San Buenaventura Municipal Code (“SBMC”) Section 6.420.230.(a)(5), Community Development has completed its analysis of the five appellants’ applications. The report has been provided to the CIty Manager for review as part of the selecti...

City Council approves increase for commercial cannabis permits

In October 2022, three commercial cannabis permits were conditionally awarded. The five Phase IV applicants who were not awarded conditional permits appealed that decision. 

On Monday, July 24, 2023, City Council voted to approve an increase in th...

Cannabis Permits - Council Meeting Monday, December 5, 2022

City of Ventura Staff will be presenting to the City Council regarding cannabis on Monday, December 5, 2022.   

City Council will be asked to clarify the number of permits to be issued and whether Phase IV of the licensing process should ...

City Manager Selects Top Applicants

Ventura, Calif. — The Ventura City Manager Alex D. McIntyre selected the finalists for the City’s first round of commercial cannabis permits. The three retail businesses that have been conditionally awarded permits are Responsible and ...

Phase IV Timeframe Extended

Due to a few delays, Phase IV of the commercial cannabis selection process, City Manager's Final Selection, is being extended through the end of October 2022.  

Public Comment Period Extended

The new deadline to share public input about cannabis applicants and/or proposed locations is Friday, July 29, 2022.  Submit your public comment, watch the Cannabis Community Meeting, and see applicant PowerPoint presentations here: https://www.c...

Live Stream Tonight's Meeting and Order of Presentations

LIVE STREAM LINK: 

https://www.youtube.com/cityofventura/live

Watch the Cannabis presentations tonight using the live stream link.  This is not a hybrid meeting and this link is for viewing purposes only.   There will not be virtu...

Ranking of Applicants After Part 1 of Phase III

Part 1 of Phase III: “Further Evaluation, Interviews, and Scoring” of the cannabis business permit application process has concluded.  Below is a ranking sheet of Applicants who participated in the interviews.  The ra...

Updated List of Proposed Locations and Interview Info

Updated List of Proposed Locations

See the City's Cannabis Information webpage for an updated list of proposed commercial cannabis business locations.  This information can be found under the section titled, "Proposed Locations - 2/2...

Rescheduling of Cannabis Interviews

***Please read this important message about rescheduling of cannabis applicant interviews.***

The cannabis applicant interviews for the City of Ventura were previously scheduled for the first two weeks of February 2022, however, due to the surge in Covid-1...

List of Proposed Locations and FAQs - City of Ventura Cannabis Information

See the City's Cannabis Information webpage for a List of Proposed Locations for Cannabis Business Permit applications in Application Period 1 and also see the updated Cannabis FAQs.

City of Ventura Cannabis Applications Tentative Timeline

See the tentative timeline for cannabis applications posted to the City website below.

Commercial Cannabis Business Permit Applications, Period 1

Tentative Timeline

IMPORTANT NOTE: The timeline provided below includes approximate timeframes and these timefra...

Cannabis Applications Due Today, 8/11/21 before 4:00 pm

Cannabis Applications Due Today, 8/11/21 before 4:00 pm

Application packets may be delivered in person between 2-4:00 pm on August 11, 2021, in the lobby near the front door of the Ventura City Hall, 1st floor (501 Poli Street, Ventura, CA 93003). &nbs...

Cannabis - Criminal Background Check Link

Please see the section below that was added to the Cannabis Information webpage for convenience.  This can be found under the Application tab and is also more information is provided in the Application Procedures & Guidelines.

Criminal Backgro...

8/5/21 Cannabis FAQs Posted

Please see the FAQs posted today, 8/5/21.  To see all FAQs, click here.

Retail Store Front v. Non-Store Front with Delivery

Question

I have a follow up question about a delivery component. We understand now that we will have to apply for a...

8/4/21 Cannabis FAQs Posted

Please see the Cannabis FAQs posted today, 8/4/21.  To see all FAQs click here.

Operating Hours for Retail

Question

What are the hours of operation for a retail store? In the code, it just refers to the business permit. ...

8/2/21 Cannabis FAQs Posted

Please see the Cannabis FAQs posted today, 8/2/21.  To se  all FAQs click here.

Premise Diagram Scale

Question

On Section D for Security, it says that we need to have a premise diagram that is a minimum of 1/4” scale. Ho...

7/29/21 Cannabis FAQs Posted

The following FAQs were posted today, 7/29/21.  To see all cannabis FAQs, click here.

Application Photographs

Question

Section F(5)(G) requests “photographs of existing site and buildings”; Section H(2) also requests ph...

7/28/21 Cannabis FAQs Posted

The following FAQs were posted today, 7/28/21.   To see all cannabis FAQs, click here.   

Fencing Requirement

Question: 

Is it a huge deal if there is not an ability to install a per...

Cannabis Delivery Services and Retail Permits FAQ

Please see the FAQ below clarifying Cannabis Delivery Services and Retail Permits as there have been multiple questions about this topic.  

You may see all cannabis FAQs here: https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Faq.aspx?TID=77

Question

We have reviewe...

Zoning Verification Letter - File by July 26, 2021

ZONING VERIFICATION LETTERS 

Reminder: Because Zoning Verification Letters (ZVL) take 10 working days for the City to process, to ensure a timely return of your processed ZVL in order to submit it with your completed cannabis application, you shou...

7/20/21 New Cannabis FAQs and Updates to Webpage

New Cannabis FAQs have been posted today, 7/20/21, to the City's webpage.  Be sure to read the questions and answers here: https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=429

Updates have also been made to Zoning Verification section of the...

7/9/21 Cannabis FAQs Posted

The following FAQs and information have been posted today, 7/9/21.

What revisions were made to the Application Procedures & Guidelines on 7/7/21?

 The revised Application Procedures & Guidelines are posted to the City’s Cannabis I...

Orientation FAQs

Please see the questions below that were asked at the Orientation Meeting on June 23, 2021.  The answers were pending staff review and discussions.  You may watch the entire Orientation Meeting video recording here: https://www.youtube.c...

Cannabis Application Documents Posted

Application documents for Commercial Cannabis Business Permits are released as of June 21, 2021.  The Cannabis Orientation "Kick Off" Meeting will be held Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 3:00 pm.  You must register in order to atte...

Cannabis Orientation "Kick Off" Meeting and New FAQs - 6/3/21

You may now register for the Orientation "Kick Off" Meeting.  The information in this update has been posted to the City's Cannabis FAQs. 

When is the application period and the Orientation Kick Off?

 The Application Per...

3 New Cannabis Application FAQs Posted - 5/27/21

The 3 FAQs below were posted to the City’s website today on 5/27/21.  To see the full list of all FAQs, go to: https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Faq.aspx?TID=77

May I submit more than one application?

Applicants possessing ownership interest of five...

Application Period and Orientation Postponed

APPLICATION PERIOD AND ORIENTATION POSTPONED

This is an important notice that the City of Ventura will delay the opening of Application Period 1 for Commercial Cannabis Business Permits until Monday, June 28.  The new 45-day Application Period 1 w...