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Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a landslide in the 2024 general election [2] [3] and went into effect in December 2024. [4]
According to the Federal Drug Paraphernalia Statute, 21 USC 863, which is part of the Controlled Substances Act, in the US it is illegal to sell, transport through the mail, transport across state lines, import, or export drug paraphernalia as defined. Possession is usually illegal under State law.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
Heroin is illegal to possess under California Health and Safety Code 11350. Possession under HS 11350 can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or felony with up to 3 years in prison. Possession for sale is illegal under Health and Safety Code 11351. Penalties for possession for sale is 2, 3, or 4 years in the state prison.
A search of the booth turned up a scale with drug residue on it, a 9-millimeter ghost gun, wads of cash and a few dozen walnut-size plastic canisters containing drugs.
California voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday seeking harsher punishment for retail crimes including shoplifting and theft. Repeat offenders may now be charged with felonies under ...
In 2006, a study by the University of California, Los Angeles found California has saved $2.50 for every dollar invested into Proposition 36, which decriminalized cannabis and other drug possession charges by allowing outpatient treatment programs instead of incarceration. In the first year, the proposition was enacted (2001), California ...
There was a time when people were arrested for drug possession and given the option of jail or treatment. But laws, policies and attitudes changed, and there’s a general consensus that addiction ...