The updated Seventh Edition, entitled 2023 California Cannabis Laws and Regulations is now available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon. The book is also digitally available via Apple Books and Kindle.  The searchable Kindle Edition  features: hyperlinked Table of Contents and Index; Text-to-Speech, which allows one’s Kindle to read aloud; Word Wise, which shows definitions and synonyms for difficult words; and Enhanced Typesetting, which allows customization of one’s reading experience and also includes Page Flip, which allows one to explore the ebook while saving one’s place.

History

In 2017, Omar Figueroa founded Lux Law Publishing and published Cannabis Codes of California: Legalization Edition, a legal reference text compiling California’s cannabis laws after “legalization”, including Proposition 64 (the Adult Use of Marijuana Act), the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA), Proposition 215 (the Compassionate Use Act), and Senate Bill 420 (the Medical Marijuana Program Act). This historic first edition remains available on Amazon and is a contemporaneous snapshot of the state of the law after the passage of Proposition 64.

In 2018, Lux Law Publishing published the second edition in the series, entitled California Cannabis Laws: MAUCRSA Edition. This volume includes, among others, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), which unified the regulatory frameworks for medicinal and adult-use cannabis. “California Cannabis Laws: MAUCRSA Edition” is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  An enhanced Kindle Edition with a hyperlinked Table of Contents is also available.

In 2019, Lux Law Publishing released the third edition in the Cannabis Codes of California series, entitled California Cannabis Laws and Regulations: 2019 Edition.  This edition contains the final permanent regulations promulgated by CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing, the Bureau of Cannabis Control, and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Bureau.  It is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  An enhanced Kindle Edition is also available.

The Fourth Edition, entitled California Cannabis Laws and Regulations 2020  contains:

• A carefully curated compendium designed to give the reader a deep understanding of the laws and regulations which govern cannabis and hemp in the Golden State
• A Table of Contents with detailed section descriptors
• Charts of California cannabis license types
• A handy Index for ease of reference

California Cannabis Laws and Regulations 2020 is available via Amazon Prime, at your local independent bookseller such as Copperfield’s Books, and on Barnes & Noble.  The 2020 version is also digitally available in an  Apple Books edition. There is also a searchable Kindle Edition.

The updated Fifth Edition, entitled 2021 California Cannabis Laws and Regulations is also available via Amazon, at your local independent bookstore such as Copperfield’s Books, and on Barnes & Noble.  The 2021 version is also digitally available in an  Apple Books edition. There is also a searchable Kindle Edition which features: hyperlinked Table of Contents and Index; Text-to-Speech, which allows one’s Kindle to read aloud; Word Wise, which shows definitions and synonyms for difficult words; and Enhanced Typesetting, which allows customization of one’s reading experience and also includes Page Flip, which allows one to explore the ebook while saving one’s place.

The  Sixth Edition, entitled 2022 California Cannabis Laws and Regulations is  available via Amazon, at your local independent bookstore such as Copperfield’s Books, and on Barnes & Noble. A digital version is available on Apple Books as well as Kindle.

Stanford Libraries and Yale Law School. 

These reference works are part of the collection of the Stanford Libraries, and can be found on the campus of Stanford University at the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford Law School, Omar’s legal alma mater.

The books can also be found at Omar’s alma mater, Yale University, at the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School.