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The first cannabis prohibition laws in California were passed in 1913. [8] In the 1972 California November elections an initiative titled Proposition 19, which would have legalized cannabis, was on the ballot. It failed to pass, with 66.5% voters voting "No" and 33.5% voting "Yes."
Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
This was the first attempt to legalize marijuana by ballot measure in the history of the United States. [1] If it had passed, the measure would have removed penalties in the State of California for persons 18 years of age or older for using, possessing, growing, processing, or transporting marijuana for personal use. [ 2 ]
The California State Fair will allow marijuana sales and on-site consumption for the first time this summer. The fair, taking place July 12 to 28 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, has moved in recent ...
But if marijuana is reclassified as a Schedule III drug, "players in that industry for the first time will be able to take standard tax deductions that other businesses take," said Paul Armentano ...
Voters in California passed a ballot initiative on Election Day to legalize marijuana for recreational use, ending the prohibition on pot.
The first cannabis prohibition laws in California were passed in 1913. [35] In the 1972 California November elections, a similar initiative to Proposition 19 which would have legalized cannabis was on the ballot, coincidentally also named Proposition 19. It failed to pass, with 66.5% voters voting "No" and 33.5% voting "Yes."
In April 2022, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department tweeted that during the previous half-year, it had made 277 arrests and seized “approximately 4,000 pounds of marijuana, 3,300 pounds of ...