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Provisional Licenses Addressed, But Problem Remains By Lauren Mendelsohn July 7, 2021 (updated July 12 & July 16) Last week, lawmakers in Sacramento approved Assembly Bill 141, a budget bill that includes numerous changes to California’s cannabis regulatory structure. Among the items covered in AB 141 are the impending […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn June 29, 2021 On June 28, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to take up the issue of tax treatment of cannabis businesses in Standing Akimbo, LLC, et al. v. United States, 594 U.S. __ (2021), which had come before the Supreme Court on a petition […]
By Transactional Attorney Daniel Dellafosse June 18, 2021 On May 28, 2021, the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021” (the “MORE Act of 2021”) was introduced in the United States Congress. Senior Associate Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn wrote a brief blog post describing a few key details […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn June 15, 2021 Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the “California Comeback Plan” to revitalize the Golden State’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of this plan involves $100 in state grant funding that would be available to local jurisdictions with high numbers […]
May 18, 2021 Effective June 1, 2021, Of Counsel Attorney Andrew Kingsdale has been appointed as a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Cannabis Law. The Committee on Cannabis Law is charged with serving as the New York State Bar Association’s focal point for the evolving […]
by Andrew Kingsdale April 20, 2021 On March 31, 2021, New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”), making New York the 14th state to legalize adult-use cannabis. The significance of this new law is hard to overstate. MRTA is uniquely comprehensive, […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn April 19, 2021 Happy Bicycle Day! In case you didn’t know, April 19 is celebrated as “bicycle day” by scientists and psychonauts around the world. Bicycle day honors the day in 1943 when Dr. Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn, Esq. March 31, 2021 The Law Offices of Omar Figueroa is honored to announce success in obtaining federal registration from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the “EQUITY TRADE” certification mark (U.S. Registration No. 6310040), which is used to designate products that are made […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn March 21, 2021 Cannabis companies can’t seem to get a break when it comes to Proposition 65. The industry is a frequent target of Prop. 65 actions, and the regulations governing consumer product warnings have been in flux. Now, additional changes are proposed which would have a […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn February 20, 2021 On February 16, 2021 the County of Sonoma published new draft documents related to the proposed cannabis cultivation ordinance (which I will call the “Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance 2.0” or “CCO2.0” for short), including a Notice of Intent, a Draft Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, an updated […]