Sacramento bars consuming cannabis in public places, mirroring California Health & Safety Code Section 11362.3. Smoking, vaping, or eating cannabis in streets, parks, or any place open to the public is prohibited even for adults.
California Health & Safety Code Section 11362.3, enacted by Proposition 64, prohibits consuming cannabis in public places, including smoking, vaping, ingesting, and dabbing. Sacramento City Code mirrors this prohibition and bars cannabis consumption in city parks, on sidewalks, in city-owned buildings, and within 1,000 feet of schools or youth centers while children are present. Sacramento allows licensed cannabis lounges only if a separate consumption permit is issued under city zoning rules; recreational on-site consumption businesses are scarce. Hotel guests are bound by individual hotel policies, since indoor smoking is broadly restricted under California Lab. Code Section 6404.5.
Public cannabis consumption is generally an infraction with fines under Health & Safety Code Section 11362.3. Smoking near schools may be a misdemeanor. Driving under the influence remains a serious criminal offense under Vehicle Code Section 23152(f).
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