Attorney General No.
09-0024
Secretary of State No.
1377
Description
Allows people 21 years old or older to possess, cultivate, or transport marijuana for personal use. Permits local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of marijuana to people 21 years old or older. Prohibits people from possessing marijuana on school grounds, using it in public, smoking it while minors are present, or providing it to anyone under 21 years old. Maintains current prohibitions against driving while impaired. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Savings of up to several tens of millions of dollars annually to state and local governments on the costs of incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. Unknown but potentially major tax, fee, and benefit assessment revenues to state and local government related to the production and sale of marijuana products.
Proponents
Richard Seib Lee Jeffrey Wayne Jones c/o James Wheaton Law Offices of James Wheaton 1736 Franklin Street, 9th Floor Oakland, CA 94612
Date
9-21-2009
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Qualified
Recommended Citation
CHANGES CALIFORNIA LAW TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA AND ALLOW IT TO BE REGULATED AND TAXED. INITIATIVE STATUTE California Initiative 1377 (2009).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1572