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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]
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).
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 ...
The market's debut brings an end to prohibition in the most populous state, which is now also the biggest legal marijuana market in America. Everything you need to know about California's ...
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 ...
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) (Proposition 64) was a 2016 voter initiative to legalize cannabis in California. The full name is the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. [2] The initiative passed with 57% voter approval and became law on November 9, 2016, [3] [4] leading to recreational cannabis sales in California by ...
A new California law prohibits most employers from using the most common kind of drug testing for marijuana use. Here’s what it means for you.
California has the opportunity to be the first state in the nation to enact a smart, responsible public policy for the control and regulation of marijuana. [3] A UC Santa Cruz study shows that people living in Cannabis-tolerant cities like Amsterdam and San Francisco are no more or less likely to use the drug. [7]