San Francisco County Municipal Code § 1628.5 Cannabis Cafes

(a) Authorized Activities. A Cannabis Café permit authorizes the Permittee to engage in the retail Sale of both Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products to Customers. A Cannabis Café permit does not authorize the Permittee to engage in the Delivery of Cannabis or Cannabis Products to Customers. (b) Operating Standards. In addition to the operating requirements set forth in Sections1 1618, a Cannabis Café shall comply with the following operating requirements: (1) A Cannabis Café must be operated from a fixed place of business. It may not be operated out of a bus, truck, car, van, or any other mobile location or location that is capable of being mobile. (2) A Cannabis Café shall post staff at the point of entry to the Premises to confirm that all Customers who enter are not underage, as set forth in Section 1619 of this Article 16. (3) A Cannabis Café must make available to Customers a fact sheet relating to safe Consumption of Cannabis and Cannabis Products, to be produced by the Department of Public Health. (4) A Cannabis Café shall not employ physicians for the purpose of recommending Medicinal Cannabis to Customers and shall not enter into any agreements with physicians for such purpose or with a third party that employs physicians for such purpose. (5) A Cannabis Café may Sell Medicinal or Adult Use Cannabis or Cannabis Products to Customers for Consumption on the Premises subject to the following limitations: (A) A Cannabis Café shall only Sell Cannabis or Cannabis Products to Customers for Consumption on the Premises. All menus and other listings of products for sale at a Cannabis Café shall include in a font that is bolded, underlined, and equal to or larger than the font used for product listings a statement that all products are only for Consumption on the Premises and may not be taken off the Premises. (B) A Cannabis Café may only Sell Cannabis or Cannabis Products that are approved for Consumption on the Premises under the Cannabis Café’s Cannabis Consumption Permit. (C) A Cannabis Café may not Sell in a single business day Cannabis or Cannabis Products to a Customer in a quantity that exceeds the state legal limit for sale of non-concentrated Adult Use Cannabis or concentrated Adult Use Cannabis Products. A Cannabis Café may not Sell more than eight ounces of Medicinal Cannabis to a Customer in a single business day unless the Customer provides a physician’s recommendation for a greater amount. The Director may adopt regulations to further limit the amount of Cannabis or Cannabis Products, including Medicinal Cannabis, that may be sold to a Customer in a single business day. (6) A Cannabis Café may not: (A) Allow Customers on the Premises when the Cannabis Café is closed; (B) Store Cannabis or Cannabis Products in any location other than on the permitted Premises; (C) Sell Cannabis or Cannabis Products through a drive-up window; or (D) Give away or Sell pressurized containers of butane or other materials that could be used in the home production of Cannabis extract. (7) A Cannabis Café may accept returns of Cannabis and Cannabis Products that were previously sold by the Cannabis Café, but shall not resell Cannabis or Cannabis Products that have been returned. A Cannabis Café shall destroy all Cannabis and Cannabis Products that have been returned or abandoned in a manner consistent with state and local law. (8) A Cannabis Café must maintain an electronic age verification device to determine the age of any individual attempting to enter the premises and/or purchase Cannabis or Cannabis Products, which device shall be used for the Sale of the Cannabis or Cannabis Products to the Customer. The device shall be maintained in operational condition and all employees shall be instructed in its use. Cannabis and Cannabis Products shall not be sold to a Customer if the electronic age verification device is not functioning. (9) A Cannabis Café must comply with all applicable provisions of Articles 8 and 8A of the Health Code, and all applicable provisions of the California Retail Food Code. (Added by Ord. 131-26, File No. 260281, App. 7/23/2026, Eff. 8/23/2026) CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 131-26.