Cannabis Measure Does Not Allow Possession in California Prisons

A voter-approved initiative legalizing weed did not extend to allow possession of cannabis while in prison, the California State Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Voters in 2016 passed Proposition 64, which legalized adult possession of 28.5 grams or less of cannabis and cleared the path for regulated sales. Five former state prison inmates individually filed to dismiss their convictions under a Prop. 64 provision, arguing the conduct for which they were sentenced was no longer criminal under the state penal code. That included one individual who got an extra eight years for possessing 0.59 grams.

The California Court of Appeal, ...