when was weed legalized in california

Weed was legalized for recreational use in California on November 8, 2016, when voters passed Proposition 64, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. This law allows adults aged 21 and over to possess, use, cultivate, and sell cannabis under regulated conditions. Before that, medical cannabis use was legalized earlier, in 1996, with the passage of Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, which allowed seriously ill individuals to use cannabis with a physician's recommendation.