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 7, 2018 – On June 6, 2018, the emergency commercial cannabis regulations promulgated by the primary cannabis regulatory agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Food and Agriculture ) went into effect after being approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Notably, many […]
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 […]
May 16, 2018 – Imagine the following scenario. A well-known cannabis manufacturer with registered trademarks obtains a local permit and a temporary state license. The temporary state license is valid initially for only 120 days, so the licensed manufacturer submits a complete application for an annual license in order to […]
April 17, 2018 – Update: On Friday, April 13, 2018, the Office of Administrative Law approved the emergency cannabis regulations pertaining to Shared-Use Cannabis Manufacturing Facilities. A copy of the text of the final approved regulations filed with the California Secretary of State is available here at Endorsed Emergency Regulations for Shared-Use Facilities. March […]
March 12, 2018 – On March 6, 2018 the Sebastopol City Council approved a comprehensive cannabis ordinance that would allow a number of different cannabis uses within the city. The ordinance will go into effect on April 6, 2018 at which point the City will start accepting applications. The new […]
March 8, 2018 – Monday, March 5, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced that her office would be proactively reviewing past marijuana-related crimes to see which were eligible for expungement under Proposition 64. This is a complete shift from Ravitch’s initial position, when she initially said last month that […]
January 22, 2018 – On Saturday, January 20, 2018, the federal government partially shut down due to the failure of Congress to pass a budget. Since the minimal protection that medical cannabis has enjoyed at the federal level exists as a rider to the federal budget, this government shutdown caused […]
January 18, 2018 – On January 1, 2018, two new cannabis taxes went in effect in California: the excise tax and the cultivation tax. These taxes only apply to cannabis that is in the commercial market, not cannabis grown for personal or medical use as legally permitted. The cannabis tax […]
January 4, 2018 – Today, United States Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions, III rescinded a number of federal memoranda that provided guidance regarding marijuana and medical marijuana enforcement. Included in the memos that were rescinded is the Cole Memo, which laid out eight marijuana enforcement priorities for federal prosecutors in […]
What a year 2017 has been: for California’s cannabis community, for the United States as a whole, and for our law office here in Sebastopol. October 2017 brought the most destructive wildfires that California has ever seen to our backyard. In our home of Sonoma County alone, over 6000 structures burned (including over […]