By Jonathan Smith
Twenty-three cannabis retail storefront hopefuls are vying for three permits to operate in the city of Culver City, officials said this week.
Those who are interested in applying for a storefront cannabis license had to send in an application before last Thursday’s deadline.
Those who apply must first pass a vigorous background check. From there, the applications would be reviewed by a three-person city staff panel and ranked. Top-ranked applicants would then be sent to a five-person city staff panel that will review them and give them a score.
The Culver City Council would have the ultimate say whether a dispensary will be approved or not. The city would only allow three permits to be granted, said Jesse Mays, assistant to the city manager.
Applicants must also get permits from the state and Los Angeles County.
The entire process could take nine months to a year to complete.
Mays said early applicants may spend $10,000 to $20,000 in costs. Those costs would go to pay for background checks and staff hours, he said.
Those funds won’t be refunded if applicants are denied before the next steps.
Altogether, applicants might end up paying $30,000 to $40,000 for the entire process, Mays said.
The city received 23 applications and released the proposed locations in a news release. The applicants are, in no specific order:
From The Earth, LLC, 10758 Washington Blvd.
GW Retail Culver City, Inc., 8542 Washington Blvd.
TGS CC Ventures, LLC, 3800 Sepulveda Blvd.
5895 Washington Blvd Partners, LLC, 5895 Washington Blvd.
Harvest of Culver City, LLC, 5861 Washington Blvd.
Kindly Marketplace, LLC, 5564 Sepulveda Blvd.
Screen City Herbal, 8533 Washington Blvd.
Essence CC, LLC, 12450 Washington Blvd.
10 Spot Inc., 5797 Washington Blvd.
HAH 8 LLC, 10559 Jefferson Blvd.
Alef CCD, LLC, 5797 Washington Blvd.
Metro-Culver City, LLC, 8537 Washington Blvd.
Stay Lifted, Inc., 11526 Washington Blvd.
MME Culver Retail, Inc., 10200 Culver Blvd.
SweetFlower Culver, LLC, 10000 Culver Blvd.
Culver City Wellness Center, LLC, 5812 Washington Blvd.
Verde Republic Capital Inc., 5797 Washington Blvd.
Florr, LLC, 4025 Sepulveda Blvd.
4333 Sepulveda Blvd, LLC, 4333 Sepulveda Blvd.
Green Acres Culver City, LLC, 5431 Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver Alliance LLC, 8655 Washington Blvd.
Green Door Culver City, 5570 Sepulveda Blvd.
OGE Management LLC, 8554 Washington Blvd.