ALAMEDA – PROP 64: THE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA ACT

Effective November 9, 2016, Proposition 64 (the Adult Use of Marijuana Act) legalizes specific personal use and cultivation of marijuana for adults 21 years of age and older.

The Act also:
• reduces criminal penalties for specific marijuana-related offenses for adults and juveniles;
• authorizes resentencing or dismissal and sealing of prior, eligible marijuana-related convictions; and
• provides for the regulation, licensing, and taxation of the legalized use and cultivation of non-medical marijuana.
FORMS
The Judicial Council of California is developing forms for Prop. 64-related applications including petitions and applications for:
• dismissal and sealing,
• resentencing, and
• redesignating specific marijuana-related offenses.
Pending adoption of official forms, they have developed the following temporary foms for immediate use:

See full notice at: http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/Pages.aspx/Criminal

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