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.
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 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 […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn and Omar Figueroa March 21, 2020 On the evening of March 20, 2020, after requests from cannabis industry advocates (including our office), California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a document listing what the State Public Health Officer has designated as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” who can continue operating during […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn, Esq. January 10, 2020 On Friday, January 10, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his budget proposal for 2020-2021, which included some major changes related to cannabis industry taxation and regulation. The proposal seeks to consolidate California’s three cannabis licensing agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the […]
December 20, 2019 By Lauren Mendelsohn Earlier this week, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted to approve recommendations from the Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee regarding exploring changes to the county’s cannabis program. The committee’s presentation for the item can be viewed here. The motivation behind this was the fact […]
December 8, 2019 (updated December 12, 2019) By Lauren Mendelsohn On December 11, the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board will meet to decide whether “Cannabis (Marijuana) Smoke” and “Δ-9-THC” should be added to the Proposition 65 list as reproductive intoxicants. The Office of […]
December 7, 2019 By Andrew Kingsdale California’s cannabis packaging laws have long required that cannabis and cannabis products be sold in “child-resistant” packaging, but through most of the past two years that requirement could be met by using either individual product packaging or exit package at retail sale. (Cal. Bus. […]
By Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn October 9, 2019 [Updated 10/25/19] Utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has announced a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event starting in the early hours of Wednesday, October 9, across many regions of California. It is anticipated that numerous licensed cannabis businesses across […]
May 20, 2019 By Andrew Kingsdale, Esq. As we recently detailed, Governor Newsom’s Trailer Bill would amend California’s cannabis statutes in significant ways, such as extending provisional licensing beyond January 1, 2020. The Trailer Bill also would extend another key deadline discussed in our last CEQA blog post: […]
by Andrew Kingsdale January 28, 2019 If you have ever applied for a commercial cannabis local permit or state license in California, then you probably have heard of the California Environmental Quality Act (commonly known as “CEQA”) which is codified in the California Public Resources Code at § 21000 et […]