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.

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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 Samplesize Margin oferror % support % opposition % Undecided/Don't Know Smith Johnson Research  August 17–19, 2016 500 ± 4.4% 56% 40% 5% Probolsky Research  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% 1,704 ± 3.3% 55% 43% 3% Probolsky Research  February 11–14, 2016 1,000 ± 3.1% 59.9% 36.7% 3.4% Public Policy Institute of California  May 17–27, 2015 1,048 ± 4.6% 56% 41% 3% 1,706 ± 3.6% 54% 44% 2%

 Results 
The results were determined on 8 November 2016.

Proposition 64ChoiceVotes%15px Yes7,979,04157.13%13px No5,987,02042.87%Total votes13,966,061100%

 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%  22,669Totals  7,979,041  57.13%  5,987,020  42.87%  13,966,061

 References 

 Other websites 

California Proposition 64, Marijuana Legalization (2016) at Ballotpedia
Official Voter guide for California voters, November 2016, pages 14, 90-99, 212-218.

Category:2016 California elections