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Complying with California’s Rules for Medical Cannabis Donations

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 […]

MCBA Releases 2022 National Cannabis Equity Report

By Lauren Mendelsohn February 11, 2022 You might have seen the latest episode of South Park (Season 25, Episode 2, “The Big Fix”), which touched on social equity in […]

Does New York Have a Residency Requirement for Cannabis Licensees?

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 […]

From the Redwood Empire to the Empire State: Pioneering California Law Firm Expands to New York

February 2, 2022 The Law Offices of Omar Figueroa, Inc., P.C., one of California’s leading cannabis, hemp, and psychedelic law firms, announced today that they are expanding their service area [&hel…

Buyer Beware: Compliance Consultants and the Unlicensed Practice of Law

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 ad…

New York’s $200MM Public-Private Fund for Equity Applicants

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 […]

The Most Cannabis Business Friendly Locations in Westchester County, New York

by Omar Figueroa January 24, 2022 Cannabis entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for new business opportunities, and the passage of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) on March [&hellip…

Regulated Cannabis Market to Expand in 2022 as More Municipalities Open Up Across California

by Omar Figueroa January 20, 2021 The year 2022 promises an expansion of licensed cannabis businesses as municipalities open up across California. As noted in “2022 brings new markets, opportu…

Upcoming Deadline to Comment on Proposed Amendments to Prop. 65 Short-Form Warning Regulations

By Lauren Mendelsohn January 19, 2022 Recently, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) modified its latest proposal to amend several regulations pertaining to c…

Upcoming Deadline to Comment on New York’s Medical Homegrow Regulations

By Andrew Kingsdale January 15, 2022 Last year, the State of New York legalized the home cultivation of cannabis through the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). Home cultivation for [&hell…

California’s Department of Cannabis Control Now Accepting Equity Fee Waivers

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 […]

California Approves Regulations for License Fee Waivers for Equity Applicants

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), whic…

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