San Francisco County Municipal Code § 1619 Prohibition

PROHIBITION ON MISLEADING BUSINESS NAMES. (a) Entry to Premises Prohibited. It shall be a violation of this Article 16 for a Permittee to allow on the Premises any person under 21 years of age, provided however that a Medicinal Cannabis Retailer may allow entry to a person 18 years of age or older who possesses a valid Physician’s Recommendation. (b) Prohibited Sales. (1) It shall be a violation of this Article 16 for any Cannabis Café, Storefront Cannabis Retailer, Cannabis Microbusiness, or Delivery- Only Cannabis Retailer to Sell, furnish, give, or cause to be Sold, any Adult Use Cannabis or Adult Use Cannabis Products to any person under the age of 21. (2) It shall be a violation of this Article 16 for any Cannabis Café, Storefront Cannabis Retailer, Cannabis Microbusiness, or Delivery- Only Cannabis Retailer to Sell, furnish, give, or cause to be Sold, any Medicinal Cannabis or Medicinal Cannabis Products to any person who is under the age of 18 and/or who does not possess a valid Physician’s Recommendation. (c) Misleading Business Names Prohibited. It shall be a violation of this Article 16 for a Permittee to assign any name to a Cannabis Café, Cannabis Retailer, or Medicinal Cannabis Retailer, or to use any name in connection with a Cannabis Café, Cannabis Retailer, or Medicinal Cannabis Retailer, if the name is likely to mislead members of the public into believing that the business is legally permitted to sell products to minors, or is likely to entice minors to patronize the business. (d) Positive Bona Fide Proof of Identity Required. No Cannabis Café, Storefront Cannabis Retailer, Cannabis Microbusiness, or Delivery-Only Cannabis Retailer may Sell Cannabis or Cannabis Products to any Customer without first examining the Customer’s Bona Fide Proof of Age and Identity to confirm that the Customer is at least the minimum age under state law to purchase and possess the Cannabis or Cannabis Product. Review of a Customer’s Bona Fide Proof of Age must be performed by an employee of the Permittee, in the presence of the prospective Customer. (e) Proof of Physician’s Recommenda- tion Required. No Storefront Cannabis Retailer, Cannabis Microbusiness, or Delivery-Only Can- nabis Retailer may Sell Medicinal Cannabis or Medicinal Cannabis Products to any Customer without first examining verification that the Customer possesses a valid Physician’s Recom- mendation. Review of a Customer’s verification of Physician’s Recommendation must be performed by an employee of the Permittee, in the presence of the prospective Customer. (Added by Ord. 230-17, File No. 171042, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018; amended by Ord. 301-19, File No. 191174, App. 12/20/2019, Eff. 1/20/2020; Ord. 131-26, File No. 260281, App. 7/23/2026, Eff. 8/23/2026)