Smoking, vaping, or otherwise consuming cannabis in any public place is illegal in Thousand Oaks under California Health and Safety Code §11362.3. Use is allowed only on private property where the owner does not prohibit it.
Proposition 64 legalized adult cannabis use in California but expressly retained public-use prohibitions. Health and Safety Code §11362.3(a) makes it an infraction to smoke or ingest cannabis in any public place, in or within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare, or youth center while children are present, or while driving or as a passenger in a motor vehicle. Thousand Oaks enforces these rules through the Ventura County Sheriff and treats violations as $100 infractions. Indoor smoking is also barred wherever tobacco smoking is prohibited. Edibles in public are permitted unless they violate other rules (e.g., open-container-style park rules), but smoking and vaping are not.
$100 infraction for public smoking; $250 in school zones with minors present; possible misdemeanor for use while driving under Vehicle Code §23222.
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