Proposition 64 Legalizes Marijuana

results from 24,847  precincts partially reporting as of November 9, 2016, showed 

Yes votes at 4,957,215 or 56%
No votes were 3,889,080 or 44%

By County: No Vote (21 counties)

Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, Trinity, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Butte, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, Imperial

By County: Yes Vote  (37 counties)

Siskiyou, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Yolo, Sacramento, Plumas, Butte, Nevada, Sierra, Solano, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Alameda, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange County, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego

About Marijuana: It can be smoked, vaporized, served similar to tea drinks or cooked into recipes -- typically brownies and cookies.

Marijuana (cannabis) earliest recorded use dates to 1500-2000 BCE with references in Greek mythology to a powerful drug that eliminated anguish and sorrow. Herodotus wrote about ceremonial practices by the Scythians. In contemporary times it has been used for chronic pain, muscle spasms, to increase appetite and help reduce nausea, as well as a recreational experience, or for spiritual purposes.

It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana. The increase in risk of motor vehicle crash for cannabis use is between 2 and 3 times relative to baseline, while comparable doses of alcohol is between 6 and 15 times. 

For cash-strapped cities such as Desert Hot Springs, Calif., the choice is clear. That city is among dozens that hired consulting services to explore methods of business regulation and taxation before the recreational marijuana use became legal in California in November 8, 2016 election vote.

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