2016 California Proposition 64

The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (also known as AUMA or Proposition 64) was a 2016 voter initiative that legalized Cannabis in California. The full name of the measure was the "Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act". A similar initiative was on the ballot in 2010, Proposition 19. It did not pass. The initiative passed with 56% voter approval and became law on November 9, 2016.

Content

The initiative made recreational cannabis legal for anyone over the age of 21. It also allowed people to grow marijuana plants and sell them. The state would then be able to tax the sale of purchase of the substance.

AUMA allows adults to carry up to an ounce of marijuana. They can also grow up to six marijuana plants in their home. Marijuana packaging would be required to provide the net weight, origin, age, and type of the product, as well as how much of tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, and other cannabinoids are in the product. It must also provide any information about if any pesticides were used during the production.

Smoking marijuana in public is still illegal, and anyone caught doing so will have to pay a $100 fine. Driving under the influence of marijuana is also still illegal. The penalty for unlicensed sale of marijuana is now reduced from four years in state prison to six months in county jail.

60% of the revenue from the new cannabis taxes is going towards to youth programs, 20% to environmental damage cleanup, and 20% to public safety.

Polling

Public opinion on the legalization of recreational marijuana in California
Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	% support	% opposition	% Undecided/Don't Know
Smith Johnson Research Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine	August 17–19, 2016	500	± 4.4%	56%	40%	5%
Probolsky Research Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine	August 5–8, 2016	1,020	± 3.1%	61.8%	34.9%	3.3%
Institute of Governmental Studies	June 29–July 18, 2016	3,020	± 0%	63.8%	36.2%	0%
Public Policy Institute of California	May 13–22, 2016	996	± 4.3%	60%	37%	3%
Public Policy Institute of California	May 13–22, 2016	1,704	± 3.3%	55%	43%	3%
Probolsky Research Archived 2016-08-04 at the Wayback Machine	February 11–14, 2016	1,000	± 3.1%	59.9%	36.7%	3.4%
Public Policy Institute of California Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine	May 17–27, 2015	1,048	± 4.6%	56%	41%	3%
	May 17–27, 2015	1,706	± 3.6%	54%	44%	2%
		1,706

Results

The results were determined on 8 November 2016.

Proposition 64
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	7,979,041	57.13%
No	5,987,020	42.87%
Total votes	13,966,061	100%

By county

County	Yes#	Yes%	No#	No%	Total Votes
Alameda	417,599	66.40%	211,277	33.60%	628,876
Alpine	370	62.29%	224	37.71%	594
Amador	8,607	48.09%	9,291	51.91%	17,898
Butte	51,034	53.31%	44,697	46.69%	95,731
Calaveras	11,114	47.38%	12,341	52.62%	23,455
Colusa	2,858	43.75%	3,675	56.25%	6,533
Contra Costa	281,832	60.72%	182,350	39.28%	464,182
Del Norte	5,674	59.49%	3,863	40.51%	9,537
El Dorado	47,047	49.93%	47,170	50.07%	94,217
Fresno	132,764	47.13%	148,923	52.87%	281,687
Glenn	4,412	46.65%	5,046	53.35%	9,458
Humboldt	34,692	58.45%	24,666	41.55%	59,358
Imperial	20,908	45.31%	25,236	54.69%	46,144
Inyo	4,428	54.90%	3,637	45.10%	8,065
Kern	111,932	46.30%	129,808	53.70%	241,740
Kings	14,562	43.59%	18,847	56.41%	33,409
Lake	14,231	58.59%	10,058	41.41%	24,289
Lassen	4,839	45.61%	5,771	54.39%	10,610
Los Angeles	1,980,546	59.54%	1,345,826	40.46%	3,326,372
Madera	19,348	44.75%	23,883	55.25%	43,231
Marin	96,201	69.61%	42,003	30.39%	138,204
Mariposa	4,618	51.35%	4,375	48.65%	8,993
Mendocino	20,333	54.27%	17,135	45.73%	37,468
Merced	35,984	51.48%	33,916	48.52%	69,900
Modoc	1,756	46.20%	2,045	53.80%	3,801
Mono	3,303	61.58%	2,061	38.42%	5,364
Monterey	83,673	62.64%	49,904	37.36%	133,577
Napa	36,731	61.15%	23,333	38.85%	60,064
Nevada	29,342	52.94%	26,083	47.06%	55,425
Orange	619,701	52.02%	571,646	47.98%	1,191,347
Placer	89,333	48.14%	96,228	51.86%	185,561
Plumas	5,101	52.21%	4,669	47.79%	9,770
Riverside	384,018	52.92%	341,609	47.08%	725,627
Sacramento	300,485	54.23%	253,571	45.77%	554,056
San Benito	12,113	55.46%	9,729	44.54%	21,842
San Bernardino	336,736	52.54%	304,223	47.46%	640,959
San Diego	744,836	57.02%	561,478	42.98%	1,306,314
San Francisco	295,284	74.26%	102,347	25.74%	397,631
San Joaquin	115,205	51.85%	107,001	48.15%	222,206
San Luis Obispo	78,114	57.71%	57,234	42.29%	135,348
San Mateo	195,665	62.96%	115,088	37.04%	310,753
Santa Barbara	108,228	61.51%	67,715	38.49%	175,943
Santa Clara	406,385	58.29%	290,786	41.71%	697,171
Santa Cruz	89,253	69.89%	38,450	30.11%	127,703
Shasta	38,650	48.54%	40,978	51.46%	79,628
Sierra	941	51.00%	904	49.00%	1,845
Siskiyou	10,668	51.79%	9,932	48.21%	20,600
Solano	96,257	58.39%	68,597	41.61%	164,854
Sonoma	136,358	59.07%	94,475	40.93%	230,833
Stanislaus	86,389	50.21%	85,654	49.79%	172,043
Sutter	14,954	45.59%	17,847	54.41%	32,801
Tehama	11,495	48.53%	12,192	51.47%	23,687
Trinity	2,880	50.05%	2,874	49.95%	5,754
Tulare	50,531	45.00%	61,760	55.00%	112,291
Tuolumne	13,461	52.29%	12,283	47.71%	25,744
Ventura	194,918	55.56%	155,902	44.44%	350,820
Yolo	49,624	60.46%	32,455	39.54%	82,079
Yuba	10,720	47.29%	11,949	52.71%	22,669
Totals	7,979,041	57.13%	5,987,020	42.87%	13,966,061

References

↑ Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP (December 7, 2015), Initiative documents for the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (amended) (PDF), 15-0103 – via California Office of the Attorney General
↑ 2016 General Election: State Ballot Measure - Statewide Results, California Secretary of State, November 9, 2016, archived from the original on November 5, 2010, retrieved November 11, 2016
↑ Patrick McGreevy (November 8, 2016), "Californians vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana in the state", The Los Angeles Times
↑ Will Houston (November 7, 2016), "Know your rights post-Prop. 64", Eureka Times-Standard, archived from the original on November 9, 2016, retrieved November 11, 2016
1 2 Margolis, Jacob (6 September 2016). "California Report: 6 Ways Recreational Pot Would Change California — and 7 Ways It Wouldn't". KPCC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
↑ "California Proposition 64 — Legalize Marijuana — Results: Approved – Election Results 2016 – The New York Times". The New York Times. August 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

Other websites

The Adult Use of Marijuana Act Initiative official website
California Proposition 64, Marijuana Legalization (2016) at Ballotpedia
Official Voter guide for California voters, November 2016, pages 14, 90-99, 212-218.

[1] Olson Hagel & Fishburn LLP (December 7, 2015), Initiative documents for the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (amended) (PDF), 15-0103 – via California Office of the Attorney General

[2] 2016 General Election: State Ballot Measure - Statewide Results, California Secretary of State, November 9, 2016, archived from the original on November 5, 2010, retrieved November 11, 2016

[3] Patrick McGreevy (November 8, 2016), "Californians vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana in the state", The Los Angeles Times

[4] Will Houston (November 7, 2016), "Know your rights post-Prop. 64", Eureka Times-Standard, archived from the original on November 9, 2016, retrieved November 11, 2016

[kpcc-5] 1 2 Margolis, Jacob (6 September 2016). "California Report: 6 Ways Recreational Pot Would Change California — and 7 Ways It Wouldn't". KPCC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[6] "California Proposition 64 — Legalize Marijuana — Results: Approved – Election Results 2016 – The New York Times". The New York Times. August 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.