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City Council to Consider Cannabis Item – September 17, 2025

The Sonoma City Council will discuss whether to allow additional cannabis businesses in the City at its regular meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. If Council directs staff to move forward, this could include updating fees, application guidelines, and issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for new cannabis business permits. View the full staff report...

City Council Introduces Ordinance to Allow A Second Storefront Cannabis Business

The ordinance to allow a second retail storefront cannabis business in the City was introduced at the April 5th City Council Meeting. It will be brought back to the City Council for adoption at their next meeting on April 19th, 2021.  The effective date of the ordinance would be 30 days after adoption. In the...

SPARC Selected as Retail Cannabis Operator, to be Awarded Conditional Certificate

At their Monday, August 17th meeting, Sonoma City Council heard presentations by the two remaining store-front retail commercial cannabis business proposers - Matanzas, dba “Justice Grown” and SOSPARC, dba as “SPARC”. Following the presentations, Council voted unanimously to award the Conditional Certificate to SPARC. The conditional certificate entitles SPARC to apply to the City Manager...

Final Selection of Cannabis Retail Operator Scheduled for August 17th Council Meeting

On June 1, 2020, the City Council selected two of its five “Finalist” proposers that it wished to progress to the next part of the evaluation process to operate a store-front retail commercial cannabis business in the City. Those two remaining proposers are Matanzas, dba “Justice Grown” and SOSPARC, dba as “SPARC”. Pursuant to the...

Community Benefits Comparison Chart for four Cannabis Proposers, dated June 5th, 2020

Commercial Cannabis Applicant Interviews Completed and Final Ranking Announced

The City’s Proposal Review Committee (PRC) interviewed the nine remaining proposers who submitted applications to operate a commercial cannabis business in the City of Sonoma on April 28th and April 29th, 2020. One of the original ten proposers (Harvest of Sonoma) withdrew from the process, leaving nine proposals to be considered for selection for one retail...

Commercial Cannabis Business Application Scores, Final Ranking

Commercial Cannabis Business Applicants were ranked based on points awarded in the first two steps of the Cannabis Retail RFP selection process. In Step 1, applicants were given an initial ranking based on the application. In Step 2, applicants were ranked based on the interview. The scores from each step were then combined for a...

Commercial Cannabis Business Application Scores, Step 2, Interview Ranking

Commercial Cannabis Business Applicants were ranked based on points awarded in the first two steps of the Cannabis Retail RFP selection process. In Step 1, applicants were given an initial ranking based on the application. In Step 2, applicants were ranked based on the interview. The scores from each step were then combined for a...

Commercial Cannabis Business Applications Scores, Step 1, Initial Ranking

Commercial Cannabis Business Applicants were ranked based on points awarded in the first two steps of the Cannabis Retail RFP selection process. In Step 1, applicants were given an initial ranking based on the application. In Step 2, applicants were ranked based on the interview. The scores from each step were then combined for a...

Commercial Cannabis Proposals Reviewed, Move Forward to Interviews

The 10 proposals to operate a commercial cannabis business permit the City received by the February 21st, 2020, deadline date have been reviewed by the City’s cannabis consultants (HdL). All proposals have successfully passed the initial paper review and are moving forward to the interview process.  Each applicant will be interviewed by the City’s Proposal...

Where is the Live Scan form? I could not find it on the Planning Website as instructed in the Cannabis Retail RFP document.

To date, the Live Scan form has not been posted to the City’s website.  The form will be uploaded to the website as soon as the City receives authorization from the Department of Justice. Please check the City’s website periodically for updated information. In the meantime, you are required to complete and submit the owner/employee...

City Opens Request for Proposals for Commercial Cannabis Business

The City of Sonoma invites you to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 1 retail and 1 non-store front retail Commercial Cannabis Business (CCB). As adopted and approved by the City Council, the City of Sonoma is opening a Request for Proposal process for applications on January 3, 2020,  for 1 retail and...

Certifications, Assurances and Warranties - Cannabis Retail RFP

Cannabis Business Application

Background Application - Cannabis Retail RFP

Indemnification Agreement - Cannabis Retail RFP

Cannabis Retail RFP

The City of Sonoma received 10 proposals to operate a commercial cannabis business permit by the February 21st, 2020, deadline date.  Summary and Status of RFP and Review Process One of the original ten proposers (Harvest of Sonoma) withdrew from the process, leaving nine proposals to be considered for selection for one retail storefront operation...

Exhibit 1, Process - Cannabis Dispensary (Retail & Non-Store Front) Commercial Cannabis Business Permit (CCBP)

Cannabis Retail RFP Application Guidelines and Procedures

Administrative Regulations, Commercial Cannabis Business (Retail and Non-Store Front Retail Business)

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