The Law Offices of Omar Figueroa is a boutique California law firm focusing on cannabis law. We fight for justice and human rights, and advocate passionately for our clients every step of the way.
by Omar Figueroa December 7, 2021 The world’s first regulations for cannabis appellations have been finalized recently, nearly two years after the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) first released the original proposal for cannabis appellations of origin in February of 2020. The process began almost two years before […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 24, 2021 After much anticipation, California finalized the regulations for the OCal Comparable-to-Organic Cannabis Certification Program earlier this year and officially launched the program. So far, two certifying bodies for cultivators have been approved, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Envirocann, and at least two licensed […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn October 29, 2021 Earlier this year, Sonoma County received a “Tier 1” grant in the amount of $75,000 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to assist in preparing an equity assessment and developing a cannabis equity program. Yesterday, the much-anticipated Sonoma County Cannabis […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn October 18, 2021 California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), the agency that is responsible for licensing and regulating all cannabis businesses in California — created a few months ago via consolidation of three other agencies (BCC, CDFA-CalCannabis & CDPH-MCSB) — is currently doing routine inspections of licensees […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn October 7, 2021 Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 45 (AB45), which has big implications for the hemp, CBD, and cannabis industries. The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, was an urgency measure, meaning it went into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signing. It adds […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 29, 2021 California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the latest emergency regulations from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). These emergency regulations went into effect immediately and govern all cannabis licenses (regardless of the licensee type) and commercial cannabis activity in the State of […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 12, 2021 Cannabis companies in California would once again be able to advertise on billboards along highways that cross the state line, as long as the ads are at least 15 miles from the border, under a bill recently approved by the state legislature. If […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 10, 2021 As we discussed in our previous blog post here, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) announced proposed emergency regulations with the goal of combining the requirements from the three previous sets of regulations into one unified set. The proposal is lengthy, with […]
by Omar Figueroa September 8, 2021 Today, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) published proposed emergency regulations. This is the second step after the DCC took action in July to move all cannabis regulations into Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations. The proposed emergency regulations are intended to […]
by Omar Figueroa September 1, 2021 Back in 2018, the first state cannabis licenses were issued by three separate regulatory agencies: the Bureau of Cannabis Control, CalCannabis Cultivation licensing within the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the California Department of Public […]