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] Proposition 19 . It did not pass. The initiative passed with 56% voter approval and became law on November 9, 2016.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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.[ 5] 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
Public opinion on the legalization of recreational marijuana in California
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin of % 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
Results of the initiative by county. Yes
No
The results were determined on 8 November 2016.
Proposition 64
Choice
Votes
%
7,979,041
57.13%
5,987,020
42.87%
Total votes
13,966,061
100%
By county
[ 6]
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 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 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 . Retrieved 29 May 2018 .
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