<P> Cannabis in California is permitted , subject to regulations , for both medical and recreational use . In recent decades the state has led the country in efforts to legalize cannabis , holding the first ( unsuccessful ) vote to decriminalize it in 1972 and , through Proposition 215 , becoming the first state to legalize it for medical use in 1996 . In the November 2016 election , voters passed an amendment legalizing recreational use of marijuana . </P>
<P> Cannabis in California is permitted , subject to regulations , for both medical and recreational use . In recent decades the state has led the country in efforts to legalize cannabis , holding the first ( unsuccessful ) vote to decriminalize it in 1972 and , through Proposition 215 , becoming the first state to legalize it for medical use in 1996 . In the November 2016 election , voters passed an amendment legalizing recreational use of marijuana . </P>
when did recreational pot become legal in california
when did recreational pot become legal in california
November 2016
November 2016