The City of Orange prohibits all cannabis cultivation, including personal cultivation by qualified patients and primary caregivers, under OMC Chapter 5.89. No person may grow cannabis plants anywhere within city limits.
Under OMC Chapter 5.89, no person, including a qualified patient or primary caregiver under state medical cannabis law, shall cultivate cannabis in the City of Orange. This is a complete prohibition that applies to both indoor and outdoor cultivation of any number of plants. The city exercises its authority under California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.45 to ban cultivation within its jurisdiction despite state law permitting up to six plants for personal use. Any violation constitutes a public nuisance subject to abatement under OMC Chapter 1.08. This prohibition overrides the default six-plant allowance under Proposition 64 for Orange residents.
Cultivating cannabis in Orange is a public nuisance violation subject to abatement, fines, and potential criminal prosecution. Plants may be confiscated and destroyed.
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