Sacramento, CA: The possession of small amounts of cannabis by inmates is not explicitly criminalized under the state’s marijuana laws, justices for the 3rd District Court of Appeals have ruled.
Justices determined that "the plain language" of the law excludes marijuana consumption by those incarcerated, but does not criminalize activities specific to its possession. Nonetheless, the Department of Corrections may still sanction the behavior as a violation of prison rules.
The case is California v Raybon.
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