California Health and Safety Code 11362.2 lets adults 21 and older grow up to six cannabis plants per residence; Oakland adds reasonable indoor and security standards.
Proposition 64 added Health and Safety Code 11362.2, allowing adults 21 and over to cultivate up to six living cannabis plants per residence for personal use, regardless of how many adults live there. Cities cannot ban indoor personal cultivation but may impose reasonable rules. Oakland generally requires plants to be in a locked, secure space not visible from public rights of way and prohibits cultivation that creates odor, mold, or fire hazards under building and fire codes. Outdoor personal cultivation can be more restricted; indoor cultivation in a private residence is the safest path.
Exceeding six plants, growing in view from the street, or creating fire and mold hazards can produce administrative citations, code enforcement action, and possible state criminal exposure for over-limit grows.
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