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".[1] 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.[2][3][4]
Content[change | change source]
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.[5] 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.[5] 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[change | change source]
| 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% |
| 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 | May 17–27, 2015 | 1,048 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 41% | 3% |
| 1,706 | ± 3.6% | 54% | 44% | 2% |
Results[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.