Wednesday // May 5th // 1:45 pm
Session: Addressing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Cannabis Law
Jeremy Schwartz
Associate Director, Office of Cannabis
City & County of San Francisco
Jeremy Schwartz serves as the Associate Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco. San Francisco is one of a handful of jurisdictions that has adopted a Social Equity Program – designed to provide opportunities to those negatively affected by the War on Drugs. In addition to permitting, enforcement, and grants management, Jeremy routinely engages in drafting regulations, stakeholder development, and policy development.
Jeremy completed his Juris Doctor from the University of California Hastings College of the Law and was admitted to the California Bar in December 2018. While at UC Hastings, Jeremy externed for the Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, and the Social Enterprise and Economic Empowerment Clinic. Jeremy also served as President of UC Hastings’ Law Students for Sensible Drug Policy and received a CALI award for his top course grade in Lie Detection, Emotion, and Mindfulness.
Jeremy resides in San Francisco’s Twin Peaks neighborhood with his wife and maltipoo.
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