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.
July 2, 2020 by Omar Figueroa On June 26, 2020, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced via press release that “2735 Sonoma County marijuana convictions will be dismissed as part of a program initiated by her office with the assistance of the ‘Clear My Record’ application, a state-wide software […]
June 30, 2020 by Tiffany Carrari, Associate Transactional Attorney Last year, we at the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa published a blog post explaining items on California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Forms that had been produced in July of 2019 by the CDFA in response to a […]
June 29, 2020 We are excited to announce that our Senior Associate Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn has been elected to the Board of Directors of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) for a two-year term. Previously, our Principal Attorney Omar Figueroa sat on the INCBA Board; he is also one of […]
June 24, 2020 by Tiffany Carrari, Associate Transactional Attorney On June 5th the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) issued an update detailing MCSB’s current operations in light of California’s COVID-19 Stay at Home order. The update also contained information for l icensees including reminders […]
June 22, 2020 by Associate Attorney Tiffany Carrari On April 30, 2020 the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) issued proposed regulations for the OCal Program, a statewide certification program that will establish and enforce cannabis standards that are comparable-to-organic. (Given federal oversight over the United States Department of […]
May 17, 2020 By Lauren Mendelsohn On May 14, California Governor Gavin Newsom released the May Revision to the 2020-2021 Governor’s Proposed Budget. A summary of the May Revision of the Governor’s Proposed Budget is available here, and the full details can be seen here. The Governor’s original Proposed Budget […]
May 14, 2020 by Lauren Mendelsohn and Omar Figueroa Today, the three primary licensing agencies in California (the Bureau of Cannabis Control within the Department of Consumer Affairs, CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing within the Department of Food & Agriculture, and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the California Department of […]
May 1, 2020 by Omar Figueroa On April 30, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released the proposed regulations for the OCal Program, a statewide certification program that will establish and enforce cannabis standards that are comparable-to-organic. (Given federal oversight over the United States Department of Agriculture […]
April 29, 2020 by Lauren Mendelsohn Earlier this year, Sonoma County adopted an ordinance allowing industrial hemp cultivation with certain limitations. The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures (“AWM”) began accepting registration applications to cultivate industrial hemp on April 16, 2020. The AWM can begin approving these applications […]
by Omar Figueroa, April 10, 2020 We are honored that the pro bono efforts of Senior Associate Lauren Mendelsohn have gained the attention of the California Governor’s Office. Lauren is leading an effort by the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa, joined by many in the California cannabis industry who have […]