SERVICE
Get a consultation for your cannabis consumption lounge plans
Save time and money by meeting with the Department of Public Health (DPH) to discuss your plans.
What to know
Cost
$235Cost is per hour.
For equity applicants, this meeting is free for the first hour.
Timeline
Schedule a meeting before you finish your final drawings. You can contact DPH after you apply for the initial cannabis permit.
What to know
Cost
$235Cost is per hour.
For equity applicants, this meeting is free for the first hour.
Timeline
Schedule a meeting before you finish your final drawings. You can contact DPH after you apply for the initial cannabis permit.
What to do
1. Check requirements for having a consumption lounge
You have to build out different features depending on how much you will prepare your products. Total construction costs are usually over $100,000.
Requirements for consumption with no preparation (packaged products)
Requirements for consumption with some preparation, like heating up
2. Gather your plans
During the meeting, we will discuss what you need for:
- Ventilation
- Air filters
- Negative pressure, for smoke rooms
- Occupancy
- Doors
- Restrooms
- Shatter proof lighting
- Sinks
- Flooring
- Water heater
You must apply for a storefront retail permit to have a consumption lounge. You may need to have a hearing in front of the Planning Commission.
3. Contact DPH to schedule a meeting
Principal Inspector Mohanned Malhi
Mohanned.Malhi@sfdph.orgInspector Douglas Obana
Douglas.Obana@sfdph.orgRelated
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Principal Inspector Mohanned Malhi
Mohanned.Malhi@sfdph.orgInspector Douglas Obana
Douglas.Obana@sfdph.org