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California’s Comparable-to-Organic Program: Issues and Opportunities

by Omar Figueroa, Lauren Mendelsohn, and Andrew Kingsdale August 28, 2022 Below is our latest Expert Analysis for Law360.  You may download it here.     This information is provided as a public educational service and is not intended, nor should be construed, as legal advice.  For specific questions regarding the OCal Program for licensed cultivators […]

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California Launches “OCal” Comparable-to-Organic Certification Program for 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 […]

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Senate Unveils Discussion Draft of Federal Legalization Bill

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 […]

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Summary of Proposed Modifications to OCal Comparable-to-Organic Program Regulations

September 10, 2020 by Gianna Geil, Law Student at UC Hastings and Intern at Law Offices of Omar Figueroa   On August 31, 2020, the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) issued proposed modifications to the OCal Program regulations promulgated previously this year. As discussed in our previous blogpost, […]

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Overview of Proposed OCal Comparable-to-Organic Regulations

June 22, 2020 by Associate Attorney Tiffany Carrari On April 30, 2020 the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) issued proposed regulations for the OCal Program, a statewide certification program that will establish and enforce cannabis standards that are comparable-to-organic. (Given federal oversight over the United States Department of […]

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Proposed Regulations Released for Certification of Comparable-to-Organic Standards for Cannabis

May 1, 2020 by Omar Figueroa On April 30, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released the proposed regulations for the OCal Program, a statewide certification program that will establish and enforce cannabis standards that are comparable-to-organic.  (Given federal oversight over the United States Department of Agriculture […]

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