At the stroke of midnight, recreational use of marijuana became legal in California. But there are a few important details about the new law, as managing editor Tami Roleff reports…
As of November 9, recreational use of marijuana became legal in California. But there are a few important details about the new law. It is now legal for adults over 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana or eight grams of concentrated cannabis for personal use, but retail sales of recreational marijuana won’t be allowed until state-licensed businesses open their doors in January 2018.
People can carry up to an ounce of Maryjane around, but if they’re in a car, it must be in a locked container. Dale Gieringer, with the California chapter of the National Organization for Reforming Marijuana Laws or “NORML,” says there are limits on how much people are allowed to grow.
“They can also grow up to six plants at their residence in a secure, locked location, preferably indoors, but outdoors in locations that permit it.”
Gieringer says it’s important to note that lighting up in public is still a no-no.
“People should also beware that there is no public use allowed, so, no smoking or consumption of any sort of marijuana in a public place. You have to do it privately; and no smoking or even vaping in nonsmoking areas.”
It is also illegal to smoke or vaporize marijuana at, or within one-thousand feet of, a daycare or school, except in a private residence that happens to be near those types of facilities.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
