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Historical laws. 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).
The Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, also known as California Assembly Bill 390 (A.B. 390) and later Assembly Bill 2254 (A.B. 2254), is the first bill ever introduced to regulate the sale and use of marijuana in the U.S. state of California. [1] If passed and signed into law, marijuana would be sold and taxed openly to adults ...
The legal history of cannabis in the United States began with state-level prohibition in the early 20th century, with the first major federal limitations occurring in 1937. Starting with Oregon in 1973, individual states began to liberalize cannabis laws through decriminalization. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical ...
The 2016 platform of the Democratic Party called for removal of marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, "providing a reasoned pathway for future legalization " of marijuana. [ 79 ] This language was approved in a close vote (81–80 vote) in the platform committee.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, there have been over twelve million cannabis arrests in the U.S. since 1996, including 749,825 persons for marijuana violations in 2012. Of those charged with marijuana violations in 2012, 658,231 (88%) were charged with possession only.
Proposition 19 – the California Marijuana Initiative – ultimately failed with 33% of the vote. [12] Although it was defeated by a wide margin, supporters of the initiative were encouraged by the results, [21] which provided momentum to other reform efforts in California throughout the decade. [12]
Demographics of California. Population pyramid of California in 2019. Population. 38,940,231 (2023) [1] California is the most populous US state, with an estimated population of 38.9 million as of 2023. [1] It has people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national, and religious backgrounds.
[12] [13] Possession of up to one ounce of cannabis became legal for adults 21 and over on January 1, 2017. [14] [15] The initiative also allows adults to cultivate up to six plants if they live more than 25 miles from a dispensary. [16] The first dispensaries opened to the public on July 1, 2017. [17] [18]