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 Omar Figueroa September 8, 2021 Today, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) published proposed emergency regulations. This is the second step after the DCC took action in July to move all cannabis regulations into Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations. The proposed emergency regulations are intended to […]
by Omar Figueroa September 1, 2021 Back in 2018, the first state cannabis licenses were issued by three separate regulatory agencies: the Bureau of Cannabis Control, CalCannabis Cultivation licensing within the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the California Department of Public […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn July 17, 2021 California’s new cannabis regulatory agency, the Department of Cannabis Control (formed via the combination of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch and CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing), has consolidated the three sets of cannabis regulations into one unified location. Instead of being […]
by Omar Figueroa July 14, 2021 United States Senators Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, and Chuck Schumer have released their long-awaited federal legalization bill, the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act. The text of the discussion draft can be found here, and a summary can be found here. The Senate’s 163-page Cannabis […]
July 13, 2021 Today, the website for California’s new Department of Cannabis Control, which was created by the consolidation of the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food & Agriculture’s CalCannabis Licensing Branch, and the Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch, was […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn June 13, 2021 Last month, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to reject the proposed new Chapter 38 and proposed amendments to Chapter 26, which would have allowed for some expanded permitting in agricultural and resource areas with various other changes. We previously wrote […]
On December 2, 2020 the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) issued a Revised Branded Merchandise Fact Sheet. This is the second revision to the Branded Merch fact sheet this year; we discussed the July 2020 revision previously here. This newer version of the fact sheet has added some factors that […]
September 30, 2020 by Omar Figueroa On September 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 67, urgency legislation which expands geographical indicators under California law to include cities of origin and also mandates that cannabis appellations be grounded in terroir by requiring the practice of planting in the ground […]
June 24, 2020 by Tiffany Carrari, Associate Transactional Attorney On June 5th the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) issued an update detailing MCSB’s current operations in light of California’s COVID-19 Stay at Home order. The update also contained information for l icensees including reminders […]
May 14, 2020 by Lauren Mendelsohn and Omar Figueroa Today, the three primary licensing agencies in California (the Bureau of Cannabis Control within the Department of Consumer Affairs, CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing within the Department of Food & Agriculture, and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the California Department of […]