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.
May 9, 2023 By Lauren Mendelsohn Yesterday, our founder and principal attorney Omar Figueroa and our senior associate attorney Lauren Mendelsohn were in Sacramento lobbying on behalf of cannabis consumers, patients and businesses as part of California NORML’s and Americans for Safe Access’ annual Citizen Lobby Day. You can […]
April 19, 2022 Today the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa submitted our comments to the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) regarding the agency’s proposed consolidated medical and adult-use cannabis regulations. The proposed regulations would make permanent (though we use that word loosely) some of the changes initially brought about […]
by Omar Figueroa April 2, 2022 On April 1, 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act with a bipartisan majority and a decisive margin of 220-204. This is the second time that the MORE Act has made it through the House. […]
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 […]