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 February 14, 2022 California has a long history of medical cannabis use by patients. It was the first State in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for medicinal use in 1996, and a thriving market of medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives existed here prior to adult-use legalization in […]
By Andrew Kingsdale February 3, 2022 Does one have to be a New York resident to own or manage a New York state-licensed cannabis business? No, but the license applicant does need to have a certain nexus to the state. With certain exceptions, non-residents may use a business or other […]
by Omar Figueroa January 31, 2022 In the cannabis space, there are many self-professed “compliance consultants” who purport to give their clients advice of a legal nature, in particular advice on how to navigate the tangled maze of laws, regulations, and ordinances that govern the industry. These compliance consultants are […]
by Andrew Kingsdale January 26, 2022 Inability to access adequate capital often plagues cannabis businesses. New York is taking a unique and helpful approach to this problem: a massive $200 million public-private fund designed to help New York’s social and economic equity cannabis applicants. At yesterday’s meeting of New York’s […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn January 3, 2022 On January 1, 2022 the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) announced that it is now accepting applications for equity fee waivers. We previously discussed equity fee waivers and the regulations governing them here. The DCC has published a guidance document about equity […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn December 22, 2021 California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the latest emergency regulations proposed by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), which pertain to license and renewal fee waivers for equity applicants. The DCC will begin accepting requests for such fee waivers on January […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn December 14, 2021 There is no question that cannabis is a plant which is sown and harvested. Yet the Schedule I status of cannabis under federal law, as well as how it has been defined under California’s Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) […]
by Omar Figueroa December 7, 2021 The world’s first regulations for cannabis appellations have been finalized recently, nearly two years after the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) first released the original proposal for cannabis appellations of origin in February of 2020. The process began almost two years before […]
by Omar Figueroa December 6, 2021 Recently, Michael “Mikey” Steinmetz, owner of numerous licensed cannabis companies as well as the Flow Kana trademarks, wrote a piece on Medium after the state announced both a $31 billion budget surplus and an increase in the three types of cultivation tax. In California Cannabis […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 24, 2021 After much anticipation, California finalized the regulations for the OCal Comparable-to-Organic Cannabis Certification Program earlier this year and officially launched the program. So far, two certifying bodies for cultivators have been approved, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Envirocann, and at least two licensed […]