when was marijuana legalized in california

Marijuana was legalized for recreational use in California on November 8, 2016, when voters passed Proposition 64, also known as the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA). This law allowed adults 21 years and older to legally possess, cultivate, and use recreational cannabis under a regulated framework. Prior to that, medical marijuana had been legalized much earlier in 1996 with the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215) for medicinal purposes.