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 Lauren Mendelsohn September 27, 2024 The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures has released the annual county crop report for the 2023 year, as well as an addendum containing the cannabis-related data. (We’ve previously discussed Sonoma County’s cannabis and other crop report data here and here.) The […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn September 6, 2024 On Friday, September 6, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced they intend to adopt emergency regulations which would, among other things, prohibit manufactured hemp products from containing any detectable amount of total THC (which per the […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn August 29, 2024 The California Legislature passed two bills on August 28, 2024 which would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes and also allow licensed cultivators to engage in direct-to-consumer sales at cannabis events. The bills are now headed to Governor Newsom for consideration. Assembly […]
Friday, July 12, 2024 We are honored to be part of the California State Fair Cannabis Awards & Exhibit again this year! Our Founder and Managing Partner Omar Figueroa is an official CA State Fair Cannabis Ambassador, and both Omar and Lauren spoke at the inaugural CA State Fair […]
by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn July 9, 2024 California has been at the forefront of psychedelic policy change for years. In 2019, the City of Oakland became “the first in the nation to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms and ayahuasca.” Similarly, in early 2020, […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn May 16, 2024 On May 16, 2024, the Biden Administration announced that the United States Department of Justice is taking the next step in the reclassification of cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III controlled substance — which would […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn May 10, 2024 Sonoma County recently approved its first round of grants under its local cannabis equity program, totaling $635,000 to 20 approved equity grant applicants. This comes after Sonoma County received a $687,561 grant from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) […]
by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn May 2, 2024 We recently wrote that the Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance. A recent update by the Congressional Research Service makes clear that rescheduling is predicted to result in significant federal tax relief […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn April 30, 2024 On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported that the “U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.” The proposal would “not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use” but “would move marijuana from its current […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn April 27, 2024 On Friday, April 26, 2024 the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued a notice concerning illegal hemp products. The notice was sent via email to all CDPH-registered hemp manufacturers, to everyone on the Industrial Hemp Enrollment and Oversight (“IHEO”) email list, […]