Is it a crime to possess marijuana?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Guire, F070326 (Cal. App. 2017):
"California's statutes specify that, except as authorized or provided by law, it is a crime to possess marijuana ( 11357), to cultivate, harvest, dry, or process it ( 11358), to possess it for sale ( 11359), to transport, import, sell, administer, or furnish it ( 11360), or to give it away (ibid.)." (People v. Dowl (2013) 57 Cal.4th 1079, 1085 (Dowl).)
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