Proposition 64

Proposition 64

RC Phillips, DDA (Ret.)
October, 2021

1.  Overview

Proposition 64 has made marijuana regulation under California law look a lot like alcohol regulation.  Effective immediately, adults over 21 can possess up to an ounce of marijuana or 4 grams of concentrated cannabis.  Adults can grow up to 6 plants.  Adults can legally smoke or ingest marijuana in private or in licensed establishments.  Adults can give marijuana to other adults, but they cannot sell it without a license.  As with alcohol, adults cannot use marijuana and drive, or have open containers in their cars.  As with alcohol, persons under 21 cannot use or possess marijuana. 

It is illegal to grow, process, sell or transport marijuana without a license.  Under Proposition 64, however, the state will not begin to issue licenses for production, sale, or on-site consumption until 2018.  This means that despite the passage of proposition 64, for the next year it will still be a crime to possess, sell or grow more than the legal limit of marijuana. 

Beginning in 2018, the control of marijuana ....