What would Prop 64 do?
- Prop 64 would legalize marijuana and hemp in California. Pot is already legal for medical use. This would go further and legalize it for recreational use.
- Adults 21 or older could have up to an ounce of pot and grow up to six plants.
- You could not consume marijuana in public or drive high.
- You could not give any to minors.
- There would be a 15% sales tax imposed.
- Commercial growers would have to be licensed. They will be taxes at $9.75 per ounce of flowers and $2.75 per ounce of leaves. (Medical marijuana is excluded.)
- Packaging, labeling, advertising and marketing of cannabis would be regulated. But advertising to children is prohibited.
- To prevent corporations from getting a monopoly, big companies would have to wait five years to get a license. (Big tobacco has been considering getting into the pot business for years.)
- It would also allow certain people convicted of marijuana violations to be re-sentenced and/or get their records cleared.
- Pot shops could not be located within 600 feet of school or where children gather.
- Create environmental regulations for the efficient use of water and safe use of pesticides.
- Hemp could be grown as an agricultural product and academic research.