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.
Bank of America has been named as a defendant in the civil RICO (“Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act”) lawsuit filed in federal court in Oregon in June of 2017. This will send shock waves through the financial and insurance industries: “Defendant Bank of America, N.A. (“Defendant Bank of America”) […]
On Wednesday May 10, 2017, Attorney General Jefferson Sessions issued a memorandum to federal prosecutors outlining the Department of Justice’s new policy for charging and sentencing crimes. In the memo, which was made public on Friday, May 12, Sessions says that “prosecutors should charge and pursue the most […]
A silver-haired 65-year-old “classic hippie” with soft eyes and a penchant for flowing skirts; there aren’t many people like Sherryanne “Share” Christie in federal prison. Christie began serving a 27-month sentence at a federal prison camp in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 11, 2016. Her official punishment began after more than […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general provided a major buzz kill Friday for North Coast cannabis industry advocates and supporters celebrating the end of statewide prohibition. Critics said the confirmation of Sessions, a staunch legalization opponent who this year called marijuana “dangerous,” could […]
With the passage of Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana likely to happen on Tuesday, Sonoma County now needs to seriously ask what it will do with all the cash it generates from cannabis cultivation and sales. Because while it may be considered legal on a state basis, marijuana […]
A federal subpoena for all registered growers in Mendocino could be narrowed or quashed — setting a national precedent. US Attorney Melinda Haag’s attempts to obtain Mendocino County’s medical pot-growing records is hitting some snags. Prosecutors for the US Attorneys Office of the Northern District of California continue to push […]
13 defendants who pled guilty include Christopher Wayne Cooper, aka “Anthrophobic,” of Elberta, Ala.; Joshua John Covelli, aka “Absolem,” and, “Toxic,” of Fairborn, Ohio; Keith Wilson Downey of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mercedes Renee Haefer, aka “No,” and “MMMM,” of Las Vegas; Donald Husband, aka “Ananon,” of Fairfield, Calif.; Vincent Charles Kershaw, […]
In a sweeping new policy statement prompted by pot legalization votes in Washington and Colorado last fall, the Department of Justice gave the green light to states to adopt tight regulatory schemes to oversee the medical and recreational marijuana industries burgeoning across the country. The memo was greeted with optimism by […]
U.S. Attorneys are receiving new marching orders from the Dept. of Justice regarding pot legalization in states that have legalized marijuana, including Washington and Colorado. Prosecutors should not make a state-legal pot businesses a priority as long as they follow state law and meet eight key federal goals: 1) Preventing marijuana distribution […]
US Attorney Melinda Haag’s attempts to obtain Mendocino County’s medical pot-growing records is hitting some snags. Prosecutors for the US Attorneys Office of the Northern District of California continue to push back hearings on their subpoena for “any and all records” from Mendo’s three-year-old medical cannabis farming program. Since Mendocino […]