Adults 21 and over in Bakersfield may cultivate up to six cannabis plants per private residence under Proposition 64. The city restricts cultivation to fully enclosed indoor spaces and prohibits outdoor personal growing.
California Health and Safety Code section 11362.2 lets adults 21 and older grow up to six cannabis plants per residence for personal use. Proposition 64 allows cities to ban outdoor cultivation entirely while only reasonably regulating indoor cultivation. Bakersfield prohibits any outdoor personal cannabis cultivation visible or otherwise, requiring all growing to occur within a fully enclosed and locked structure such as a garage or interior room. Plants must not be visible from public rights-of-way or adjoining properties. Renters need landlord written permission, and the cultivation cannot create odor, mold, electrical hazard, or unsafe conditions detectable from neighboring units.
Outdoor plants, exceeding six total plants per residence, or visible cultivation can trigger code enforcement, plant seizure, administrative fines, and referral to law enforcement for unlicensed commercial cultivation if amounts exceed limits.
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