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.
December 24, 2019 Last week, the California Office of Innovation released a survey to gather public input on the state’s cannabis licensing portals. Below is the message and a link to the survey, which will remain available until January 12. ~ ~ ~ “Nearly three years ago, Proposition 64 […]
January 7, 2019 By Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn You’ve probably heard that California’s medical cannabis collective and cooperative defense will end soon, on January 9, 2019. But what does that actually mean? First, some history. In 1996, the voters of California passed a seminal initiative, Proposition 215, also known […]
by Omar Figueroa, December 10, 2018 On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (the “BCC”) — along with California’s two other cannabis licensing agencies, CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing within the California Department of Food & Agriculture (“CDFA”) and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the Department of Public […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Omar Figueroa December 8, 2017 California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control (hereafter the “Bureau”) has proposed two new non-statutory licenses: the Cannabis Event Organizer License, as well as the Temporary Cannabis Event License. As 2018 rapidly approaches, the announcement of a new type of state license specific to cannabis […]