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 30, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn Yesterday, the California legislature adopted Assembly Bill 195, a budget “trailer bill” specifically regarding cannabis-related items. The bill is now headed to Governor Newsom’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. AB-195 makes a number of changes to cannabis policy, […]
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 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 17, 2021 The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has announced that effective January 1, 2022 the cannabis cultivation tax rates in California will be increased. The adjustment is due to inflation and is required under the State’s Cannabis Tax Law. Below is […]
November 11, 2020 As of the time of this publication, it appears that Trinity County’s Measure G, which would impose a tax on commercial cannabis operations, is winning by a wide margin of 70.92% to 29.08% (according to the unofficial results from 11/4/20 at 4:14pm). The Law Offices of Omar […]
by Omar Figueroa, April 10, 2020 We are honored that the pro bono efforts of Senior Associate Lauren Mendelsohn have gained the attention of the California Governor’s Office. Lauren is leading an effort by the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa, joined by many in the California cannabis industry who have […]
November 24, 2019 By Lauren Mendelsohn, Esq. On November 21, 2019 the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration (CDTFA) announced that the cannabis tax rates will be going up on January 1, 2020. Specifically, as of that date, the cannabis mark-up rate will go up to 80%, after being […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn, October 14, 2019 Recently, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved proposed regulations (Cal. Code of Regs., tit. 18, div. 2, §3700) from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) related to cannabis excise and cultivation taxes in California. On September 4, 2019 the new regulations […]
June 5, 2018 – On June 4, 2018, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the proposed readoptions of the emergency commercial cannabis regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Food and Agriculture. In addition, the OAL made some […]