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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).
In February 2009, Tom Ammiano introduced the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, the first bill attempting to legalize the sale and use of marijuana in California. If passed and signed into law, marijuana would be sold and taxed openly to adults age 21 and older in a manner similar to alcohol. [14] [15]
The new protections are thanks to an amendment to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act that was approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom back in 2022. Laws protecting California workers who use ...
Here’s what the law says about smoking on private property and what action you can take if smoke becomes a nuisance: Can you smoke weed in your own backyard in California?
Ontario bans the sale of recreational marijuana to anyone under the age of 19 (the same age that one can legally purchase alcohol or tobacco) and adults can carry up to 30 grams in public. Minors between the ages of 12-18 who possess less than five grams of cannabis can be given a provincial offences ticket of $200.
Illegally consuming or in possession of cannabis over 28.5 grams results in different consequences based on the age of the person.
The Department of Cannabis Control (formerly the Bureau of Cannabis Control, originally established as Bureau of Marijuana Control under Proposition 64, [1] [2] formerly the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation [3] [4]) is an agency of the State of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs, charged with regulating medical cannabis (MMJ) in accordance with state law pursuant to the ...
Voters in California passed a ballot initiative on Election Day to legalize marijuana for recreational use, ending the prohibition on pot. Recreational marijuana is now legal in California Skip to ...