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The San Jose Police Department’s Division of Cannabis Regulation works closely with registered San Jose cannabis businesses to ensure they follow local and state cannabis regulations. Buying cannabis from registered businesses gives you confidence that you are getting cannabis products that have been tested.

The San Jose Police Department does not advocate using cannabis in any way; however, if you choose to buy cannabis in San Jose, we urge you to do so only from registered businesses (listed below).

For health information related to cannabis, please visit the California Department of Public Health’s Let’s Talk Cannabis website.

If you want help with drug addiction, please visit Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services .

Be Confident - Buy Legal - (Link to a listing of all Registered Cannabis Businesses in San Jose). Any cannabis business or delivery service not on this list is NOT registered with the City and not operating lawfully in accordance with the San Jose Municipal Code.

Illegal sales of cannabis should be reported to the State Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)by clicking here.
To file a complaint with the Code Enforcement unit click here or email CodeComplaints@sanjoseca.gov or call 408-535-7770.
Report illegal drug activity at this link: Narcotics Activity | San Jose Police Department, CA (sjpd.org)
Call 9-1-1 if you witness drug dealing occurring outdoors on the street or in a public area.
Call 408-277-8900 if you suspect drug dealing but don't actually see drug dealing.
Call 408-277-4115 to report illegal drug sales to SJPD's Covert Response Unit.
You can download and use the San Jose 311 app to report drug activity.
If you want to remain anonymous, you can report the activity to the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers:
- Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers - Home
- Call (408) 947-STOP

Why Buy Legal Cannabis Products?

Legal and regulated cannabis is better for the community. It promotes a healthy marketplace by providing a safe place to purchase cannabis. Local and state authorities monitor the entire supply chain of legal cannabis from when and where it is grown, through product manufacturing and testing, and finally to the consumer. Here are a few reasons to purchase cannabis from registered businesses:

Personal Safety

Buying from registered San Jose cannabis businesses ensures that you know from whom you are buying your products.
Registered San Jose cannabis businesses are required to have licensed security guards on site.
Registered San Jose cannabis businesses are required to be well lit for your safety.
Registered San Jose cannabis businesses are required to not become a public nuisance. This includes:
- Removal of trash and graffiti.
- Keeping driveways, sidewalks, fire access roads and streets adjacent to the premises clear and clean.
- Ensuring public nuisance activities like public drunkenness, public urination and illegal drug activity do not occur on or near the property.

Product Safety

As a registered cannabis business, it is in the business’s self-interest to stock quality, reputable products.
Unless otherwise stated on the package, products available from registered cannabis businesses have been tested for pesticides, mold, toxins or other harmful substances under strict California regulatory standards.
If you buy a product that makes you sick, other products from the same batch can be identified and pulled from store shelves to prevent harm to other consumers.

Consumer Confidence

When you buy a cannabis product from a registered cannabis business that has been labeled as containing a certain amount of THC, CBD or other ingredient, you are getting what you pay for and you are assured that the product has been tested.
Registered cannabis business scales are checked by Santa Clara County’s Department of Weights and Measures for accuracy, so you know you are getting cannabis that has been accurately measured.
If you have a problem with a registered San Jose cannabis business, you have several places to voice your concerns.
- You can contact the San Jose Police Department’s Division of Cannabis Regulation at 408-537-1420, or send an email to DCR@sanjoseca.gov.
- You can contact the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) at (844) 612-2322, or send an email to info@cannabis.ca.gov.
Local and state regulators have authority to inspect all cannabis licensees and ensure compliance with local and state laws and regulations.

Why Stay Away From Illegal Cannabis Dealers?

You don’t always know from whom you’re buying your cannabis.

You could be supporting illegal street gangs and cartels.
You don’t have a safe, well-lit place to get your cannabis.
You could get robbed by the person who shows up to deliver your cannabis.
Since illegal cannabis dealers aren’t licensed, it makes identifying them harder for law enforcement.

You cannot trust the package contents.

You have no way of knowing if you are getting the strain you want.
You don’t know if the illegal cannabis dealer weighed your product accurately – you might be getting less than you pay for.
You don’t know if the product has been tested for pesticides, mold, toxins or other harmful substances.

You have little recourse if you are ripped off.

Illegal cannabis dealers avoid regulations for a reason – their products and business practices cannot be trusted.
Local and state licensing authorities do not know who the illegal dealer is, which makes enforcing against them challenging.
If an illegal cannabis dealer sells you moldy cannabis, the rest of his or her products cannot be identified and pulled from the market.

For more information on state licensing and their efforts to regulate the cannabis industry, please visit the California Cannabis Portal website at https://cannabis.ca.gov/

Registered Cannabis Businesses