West Covina, CA Cannabis Regulations: Home Cultivation (2026)
Key Facts
- State plant limit
- 6 living plants per residence
- Local rule
- Indoor cultivation only, outdoors banned citywide
- Minimum age
- 21 years or older
- Security
- Fully enclosed, secure, locked structure required
- Excess harvest
- Over 28.5g must stay locked, out of view
- Local citation
- Municipal Code Sec. 26-113(b)
Summary
State law lets West Covina residents 21 and older grow up to six cannabis plants indoors at home, but the city's own code bans outdoor cultivation citywide and requires the plants stay inside a fully enclosed, secure structure that conforms to state standards.
(a) Personal cultivation of cannabis under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.1 is subject to the following restrictions:...(2) The living plants and any cannabis produced by the plants in excess of 28.5 grams are kept within the person's private residence, or upon the grounds of that private residence, are in a locked space, and are not visible by normal unaided vision from a public place.(3) Not more than six living plants may be planted, cultivated, harvested, dried, or processed within a single private residence, or upon the grounds of that private residence, at one time.(b)(2) ...a city, county, or city and county shall not completely prohibit persons engaging in the actions and conduct under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.1 inside a private residence, or inside an accessory structure to a private residence located upon the grounds of a private residence that is fully enclosed and secure.(3) ...a city, county, or city and county may completely prohibit persons from engaging in actions and conduct under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.1 outdoors upon the grounds of a private residence.
Full Breakdown
5 grams must stay inside the person's private residence or on its grounds, be kept in a locked space, and stay out of view from a public place by normal unaided vision. No more than six living plants may be cultivated within a single private residence at any one time. The statute lets cities regulate that conduct reasonably, but bars them from completely prohibiting indoor cultivation inside a private residence or a fully enclosed, secure accessory structure. It does, however, let a city ban outdoor cultivation entirely, and West Covina has used that authority: Municipal Code Sec.
26-113(b) permits cannabis cultivation only indoors, within a fully enclosed and secure structure, for people twenty-one years of age or older, and prohibits outdoor cannabis cultivation for any purpose, medical or recreational, in all zoning districts within the city. The local code caps plant counts at whatever state law authorizes, meaning the six-plant statewide ceiling controls, and it bars any person from donating, selling, distributing, transporting or giving away home-grown cannabis. A violation of the local cultivation standards is treated as a public nuisance abatable under Chapter 15, Article IX and is a misdemeanor under Sec. 1-37.
Violations & Fines
Growing cannabis outdoors anywhere in West Covina, exceeding the six-plant limit, or leaving plants unlocked and visible from a public place violates both state law and Municipal Code Sec. 26-113(b). Local violations are a misdemeanor under Sec. 1-37, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, and the city can also pursue public nuisance abatement, including civil or administrative action.
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