Porterville, CA Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)

Municipal Code section 18-124(A) sets personal cannabis rules for adults 21 and older, permitting possession of up to 28.5 grams of flower or 8 grams of concentrate, home cultivation of up to six live plants under section 301.23, and possession of cannabis accessories, all to the extent state law allows. But subsection A(5) draws a hard line on location: cannabis smoking, ingesting or use is prohibited in all public places, everywhere tobacco smoking is already prohibited, and on all business properties or within business facilities citywide, unless the city expressly authorizes it by regulation or state law requires it to be allowed.

The article also bars using gas or volatile-solvent extraction methods for personal cultivation or processing, and bars landlords from knowingly renting property to an unpermitted commercial cannabis operation. Commercial cannabis activity is routed to a separate licensing chapter of the code rather than being addressed here. Enforcement under section 18-125 is deliberately aggressive: the city can pursue injunctive relief, nuisance abatement, summary abatement of hazardous conditions, and recover attorneys' fees and costs in a civil action, on top of any code penalties, with the article stating an express intent to be enforced strictly and rigorously to deter repeat violations.