Is weed legal for recreational use in california?

California's passage of Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana use will bring major changes, starting Wednesday, November 8, 2016. Here are some answers on what will unfold, when and why. read more

California voters approve Proposition 64 and the recreational use of marijuana . In 1996, California was the first to legalize marijuana as medicine with Proposition 215. Twenty-four other states have followed in legalizing medical use, with four states – Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska – along with Washington, D.C., approving recreational use. read more

Medical marijuana has been legal in California for more than two decades but the arrival of full legalization in the state is a milestone for the nation’s fast-growing cannabis industry. Pot is now sold legally down the entire length of the West Coast, plus Alaska. read more

But there is good news for those who would partake: for adults over the age of 21 in California, it is now legal to use, possess and share cannabis, as well as grow it at home. read more

The annual 4/20 holiday, celebrated by marijuana smokers across the country, arrived in California for the first time when marijuana is legal for recreational use. However, not much has changed since last year. read more