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.
January 8, 2021 Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2021-2022 state budget, as well as the summary of his proposed 2021-2022 budget, which include information about the proposed consolidation of the state’s existing cannabis licensing agencies into a new agency, the Department of Cannabis Control. According to the […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn December 11, 2020 On December 3, 2020 California Governor Gavin Newson issued a new stay-at-home order in light of rising COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The new order divides the state up into five regions — Southern California, the San Joaquin Valley, Greater Sacramento, the Bay Area, […]
by Omar Figueroa December 6, 2020 On Thursday, December 3, 2020, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 3884, known as the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2020 (MORE Act.) This historic bill aimed to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in persons adversely […]
On December 2, 2020 the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) issued a Revised Branded Merchandise Fact Sheet. This is the second revision to the Branded Merch fact sheet this year; we discussed the July 2020 revision previously here. This newer version of the fact sheet has added some factors that […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 25, 2020 (Updated January 12, 2021 & January 21, 2021 – see note at end) Recently, a judge in San Luis Obispo County ruled that cannabis advertisements can no longer be placed on billboards alongside interstate and state highways that cross the state line. This […]
November 20, 2020 By Alexis Lazzeri Under the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”), California municipalities have discretion to prohibit any or all commercial cannabis activities and businesses within their borders. Since the passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016, a majority of cities and […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 18, 2020 On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors received a quarterly update from its Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee regarding the status of the county’s cannabis permitting program. You can access the report here. Sonoma County is looking at amending the […]
November 11, 2020 As of the time of this publication, it appears that Trinity County’s Measure G, which would impose a tax on commercial cannabis operations, is winning by a wide margin of 70.92% to 29.08% (according to the unofficial results from 11/4/20 at 4:14pm). The Law Offices of Omar […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn October 27, 2020 On Friday, October 16, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“the Bureau” or “BCC”) released proposed amendments to its regulations which would modify the criminal history disclosure requirements that cannabis license owners must provide in order to be eligible for licensure. This was done in […]
September 30, 2020 by Omar Figueroa On September 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 67, urgency legislation which expands geographical indicators under California law to include cities of origin and also mandates that cannabis appellations be grounded in terroir by requiring the practice of planting in the ground […]