Omar Figueroa

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Omar Figueroa

Omar Figueroa has more than twenty one years of experience at the vanguard of California cannabis law and is widely respected as an industry expert.

Omar earned his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Yale College in Connecticut and his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in California. He also graduated from the Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming, and earned a certificate from the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at The Wharton School after completing the intensive "Boards That Lead: Corporate Governance That Builds Value" program in Pennsylvania for directors of corporate boards.

Omar is a Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association as well as a Director of the California Cannabis Tourism Association. He is also a Founding Lifetime Member and current Director of the International Cannabis Bar Association, a Lifetime Member of the NORML Legal Committee, and recognized with the Distinguished Counsel's Award by NORML.

Omar is the author of the legal reference works California Cannabis Laws and Regulations 2020 (also available in a Kindle Edition), California Cannabis Laws and Regulations: 2019 Edition (also available in a Kindle Edition), California Cannabis Laws: MAUCRSA Edition (also available in a Kindle edition), and Cannabis Codes of California: Legalization Edition.

Omar has earned respect for his historic work documenting the legal evolution of cannabis law in California. His books are part of the collection of the Stanford Libraries and can be found at the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford Law School.

Omar was trained as a litigator by his mentor, legendary San Francisco trial lawyer J. Tony Serra. He also served a two year-term as a member of the Sonoma County Cannabis Advisory Group after being appointed by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

Omar frequently appears in media coverage as a legal expert on cannabis. He has spoken at cannabis events around the world, such as Spannabis and The International Cannabis Business Conference in Barcelona, MJBizCon NEXT in New Orleans, The Emerald Cup in Sonoma County, and the State of Cannabis in Long Beach, to name a few.

Omar's interests are not limited to cannabis, and he has a profound, long-term interest in entheogen law and policy. Omar has served as a Legal Advisor to Decriminalize California, a campaign to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in California by means of a statewide voter initiative.

Omar considers himself fortunate to live in gorgeous West Sonoma County. In his free time, Omar practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and has patiently advanced over many years to the rank of purple belt. Like the late Anthony Bourdain, another purple belt, Omar's humble goal in jiu-jitsu is to "suck less tomorrow" by focusing on technique and making small incremental improvements.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Sebastopol, CA	3

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Corporate	1
Corporate - General	1
IP	2
IP - Trademark/Copyright	1
Litigation - General (consumer)	1