On June 6, 2023, the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors appointed Shay to serve in Seat 14 on the San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee. Per the San Francisco Administrative Code, Seat 14 must be held by a person with demonstrated subject matter expertise in California’s cannabis laws and regulations. The purpose of the Cannabis Oversight Committee is to provide guidance and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on amendments to local laws and regulations, including those governing the Equity Program, to advance racial equity and facilitate socially responsible gr ..read more

Shay recently sat down with Louis Goodman, a lawyer podcaster focused on Alameda County California attorneys, to discuss the practice of law in California and the practice of cannabis law in particular. Click the below link for a stream of the interview: https://www.louisgoodman.com/shay-gilmore-louis-goodman-transcript ..read more

According to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com, U.S. states with fewer licensed cannabis retail stores per capita are less effective at disrupting illicit market sales than are jurisdictions where shops are more widely available. The report estimates, “States with roughly 20 to 40 legal regulated stores per 100,000 residents, in general, have captured 80 percent to 90 percent of all cannabis sales in the legal market.” By contrast, “States with single-digit stores per 100,000 residents tend to struggle to capture legal sales, with the illicit market ..read more

Join Shay as he co-moderates, with San Francisco Office of Cannabis Associate Director of Enforcement, Tanisha Gooch, on September 28 a panel presented by the Cannabis Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco to discuss Cannabis Social Equity in Northern California. Eugene Hillsman, the California Department of Cannabis Control Deputy Director of Equity & Inclusion, will join the San Francisco and Oakland local cannabis regulators as speakers on the panel. Licensed California attorneys will receive 1 hour of CLE credit in Recognition and Elimination of Bias, but everyone with an ..read more

The Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal has named Shay Aaron Gilmore to its list of the Top 20 Cannabis Lawyers in California for 2022. The annual series recognizes elite lawyers in the state who have achieved significant victories for clients, given back to their communities and are considered leaders in the practice of cannabis law. Shay has previously been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer in the practice areas of Cannabis Law (2021-2022) and Business & Corporate Law (2020) by Super Lawyers® Magazine. Committed to the advancement of those disproportionately harmed by ..read more

With six separate bills addressing cannabis tax reform - AB 2506 (Quirk/Lackey), AB 2792 (B. Rubio), SB 1074 (McGuire), SB 1281 (Bradford), SB 1293 (Bradford), and SB 1336 (Wiener) - introduced in the California Legislature this session, and after seeing the Governor’s May Revision to the Budget last week, it’s safe to say we can look forward to some cannabis tax reform this year in the Golden State, while its depth and breadth remain an intense focus of industry advocacy. (The legislative session ends August 31 for the above-listed six bills.) On the budget side, where state lawmakers have un ..read more

Shay will join an all-star panel of legal practitioners and cannabis regulators on May 18 for “Smokin’ Hot Topics in California Cannabis Law”, a legal education program presented by the Alameda County Bar Association Cannabis & Hemp Law Section. Shay will lead a conversation with Pamela Epstein (California Cannabis Industry Association Board President and ACBA Cannabis & Hemp Law Section Vice Chair), Greg Minor (Assistant to the City Administrator for the City of Oakland), and Albert Lopez (Alameda County Planning Department Director) covering the recently-released regulations from the ..read more

Bringing together top-notch legal practitioners from private practice, in-house, and government, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Cannabis Law Section will present its 4th Annual Cannabis Conference from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 18. This year’s annual event will feature panels discussing cannabis appellations, alternative dispute resolution, and agency consolidation in California and will include the General Counsel of California’s Department of Cannabis Control, Matthew Lee, as a speaker. Click here for more information and to register for the program ..read more

On November 10, as part of City College of San Francisco’s (CCSF) Extension Fall 2021 Workshop Curriculum, as an adjunct to CCSF’s first-of-its kind Cannabis Studies Program, Shay, alongside fellow San Francisco attorney Lara DeCaro, will present an introduction to the legal and finance concepts every cannabis entrepreneur should know. Shay will also discuss the California Department of Cannabis Control’s recently-released regulations. You can sign up here for the workshop, which begins at 5:30 p.m. on November 10 ..read more

As part of its Barristers Career Series for new lawyers, the Alameda County Bar Association will bring together Northern California legal practitioners on November 3 at 5 p.m. for a panel to discuss what it's like to practice law in different kinds of law offices or as a solo practitioner, how to succeed as a regulatory lawyer, and the various highlights and challenges of a regulatory law practice. Joined by other lawyers from government, private practice, and non-profit organizations, Shay will focus on the law practice of advising and counseling cannabis companies in a rapidly-changing regul ..read more