What is Proposition 19?
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Voter Information Guide



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Proposition 19, also known as The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, is a California ballot proposition which will be on the November 2, 2010, statewide ballot.

If approved by voters, Proposition 19 will legalize various marijuana-related activities for those over the age of 21; allow local governments to regulate these activities; permit local governments to impose and collect marijuana-related fees and taxes; and authorize various criminal and civil penalties. Proposition 19 was certified for the November statewide ballot on March 24, 2010.

The following bullet points briefly summarize how Proposition 19 will impact parents and other adults, youth, and government.

Adult Use, Possession and Cultivation
Personal Use
•Any person 21 years of age or older can personally consume cannabis.
•Regardless of age, consumption of marijuana in public or in a public place shall remain prohibited.
•Smoking cannabis in any space while minors are present is prohibited.
•Regardless of age, operating a vehicle such as car, boat, aircraft and bike while using or while under the influence of cannabis shall remain prohibited.
Personal Possession
•Any person over the age of 21 can personally possess, process, share, or transport not more than one ounce (28.5 grams) of cannabis, solely for that individual’s personal consumption, and not for sale.
•Regardless of age, possession of cannabis on school property educating kindergarten through twelfth grades shall remain prohibited.
•The transportation of cannabis outside the State of California is prohibited.
Personal Cultivation
•Any person 21 years of age or older can cultivate, on private property by the owner or lawful occupant, cannabis plants for personal consumption only in an area not more than 25 square feet per private residence.
•Cultivation on leased or rented property may be subject to approval from the owner of the property.
Parents and Youth
Parents and other adults: Penalties for Providing Cannabis to Minors
•Every person over the age of 18 who commits the following offenses shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of three, five, or seven years:
◦Hires or uses minors to transport, sell, give away, prepare for sale, or peddle marijuana;
◦Unlawfully sells, or offers to sell, any marijuana to a minor;
◦Provides marijuana to a minor under the age of fourteen.
•Every person over the age of 18 who provides or offers to provide marijuana to a minor 14 years of age or older shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of three, four, or five years.
•Every person over the age of 21 who knowingly provides or offers to provide marijuana to a person between the ages of 18 and 20 shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of six months and be fined up to $1,000 for each offense.
Parents and other adults: Use and Possession as it relates to minors
•Smoking cannabis in any space while minors are present is prohibited.
•Possession of cannabis on school grounds is prohibited.
Minors: Use and Possession
•Current laws and penalties relating to minors caught using or possessing marijuana will remain unchanged.
Government
Local Cities and Counties
•Local governments may adopt ordinances, regulations, or other acts having the force of law to control, license, regulate, permit or otherwise authorize the sale of marijuana.
•If a local government decides not to tax and regulate the sale of cannabis, buying and selling remains illegal; however, the city’s citizens, who are 21 years and older, retain the right to possess and consume small amounts (excluding medical marijuana practices).
•The City of Galt’s City Council temporarily banned marijuana establishments for 45 days if Proposition 19 passes.
•A Sacramento Marijuana Tax and Business Tax Increase, Measure C is on the November 2, 2010, ballot for voters in the City of Sacramento in Sacramento County.
◦The measure, if approved by voters, is partially contingent on whether California's voters approve Proposition 19 on the November 2, statewide ballot. If they do, the Sacramento Marijuana Tax measure would allow the city council to tax marijuana sales in the city at a rate between 5-10%.
•For up-to-date information in your local area, please refer to your city or county governments.
State
•The Legislature can only adopt amendments in furtherance of the Act.
•Assembly member Tom Ammiano has proposed legislation, ABX6 9, in order to further define provisions in Proposition 19.
Federal
•Federal laws and penalties will remain the same.
◦Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970.
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