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.
Cultivation Tax Immediately Terminated; Excise Tax Modified; and Tax Relief Provided to Certain Licensees By Lauren Mendelsohn July 1, 2022 Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 195, a budget “trailer bill” containing various items related to cannabis, into law. Among other things, the bill makes significant changes […]
June 18, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn Yesterday, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) published three sets of proposed regulations, dealing with large (Type 5) cultivation licenses and conversion to large and medium licenses; cannabis license fee waivers and deferrals; and standard cannabinoids test method and standardized operating procedures. […]
May 18, 2022 By Andrew Kingsdale Last month, our office organized a team of legal and industry experts to submit comprehensive public comments improving New York’s proposed revised medical cannabis regulations. The International Cannabis Bar Association’s (INCBA) then reviewed, further improved, and submitted these comments, which can be viewed here. […]
May 13, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2022-2023 Revised Budget and gave a press conference discussing his proposals. In terms of cannabis policy, which is addressed in the General Government and Statewide Issues chapter, Governor Newsom is proposing to set the cultivation tax […]
by Omar Figueroa, Andrew Kingsdale and Lauren Mendelsohn April 29, 2022 NOTE: This Expert Analysis was concurrently published in Law360, a legal news service widely used by the legal community in the United States. Law 360 curates Expert Analysis in numerous areas of law. The PDF can be downloaded HERE.
By Lauren Mendelsohn April 28, 2022 On April 27, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) proposed emergency regulations pertaining to industrial hemp manufacturing licensing fees, kicking off a 30-day public comment period. The text of the proposed regulations, which would comprise Sections 23200 through 23235 of Title […]
by Omar Figueroa April 26, 2022 On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, craft cultivators from all across California rallied in Sacramento in support of Assembly Bill 2691. This proposed legislation would allow licensed cultivators with less than one acre to sell directly to consumers at farmer’s markets and other cannabis events […]
By Omar Figueroa April 22, 2022 On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, craft cultivators from all across California will rally in Sacramento in support of Assembly Bill 2691. This proposed legislation would allow licensed cultivators with less than one acre to sell directly to consumers at farmer’s markets and other […]
April 19, 2022 Today the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa submitted our comments to the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) regarding the agency’s proposed consolidated medical and adult-use cannabis regulations. The proposed regulations would make permanent (though we use that word loosely) some of the changes initially brought about […]
April 15, 2022 Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the approval of the state’s first conditional cannabis cultivator licenses — 52 in total. Read the full press release here. This information is provided as a public educational service and is not intended as legal advice. For specific questions […]