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Legalizes Marijuana Under California But Not Federal Law. Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana. Initiative Statute.

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Legalizes Marijuana Under California But Not Federal Law. Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana. Initiative Statute.

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Jurisdiction code
CA
Year
2010
Election kind
general
Measure no
19
Election date
2010-11-02
Official title
LEGALIZES MARIJUANA UNDER CALIFORNIA BUT NOT FEDERAL LAW. PERMITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO REGULATE AND TAX COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF MARIJUANA. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
Title and summary
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, distribution, and sale of marijuana to people 21 years old or older. Prohibits people from possessing marijuana on school grounds, using in public, or smoking it while minors are present. Maintains prohibitions against driving while impaired. Limits employers’ ability to address marijuana use to situations where job performance is actually impaired.
Fiscal impact
- The fiscal effects of this measure could vary substantially depending on: (1) the extent to which the federal government continues to enforce federal marijuana laws and (2) whether the state and local governments choose to authorize, regulate, and tax various marijuana-related activities. - Savings of potentially several tens of millions of dollars annually to the state and local governments on the costs of incarcerating and supervising certain marijuana offenders. - Increase in state and local government tax and fee revenues, potentially in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Source url
https://vigarchive.sos.ca.gov/2010/general/propositions/19/title-summary.htm
Proposed law url
http://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2010/general/pdf/english/text-proposed-laws.pdf#prop19
Source name
California Secretary of State Official Voter Information Guide
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