Legalizing recreational marijuana use, under Proposition 64, won’t impact the Nevada County District Attorney’s Office very much. District Attorney Cliff Newell says most of their marijuana cases don’t involve personal possession, but growing, selling, or transporting large amounts, which still qualify as felonies…

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Newell says people can also still face felony charges, if there’s a major violation of environmental regulations and fish and wildlife laws, from marijuana gardens…

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Under Proposition 64, you can grow up to 6 plants per home, no matter how many people live there. Any amounts over that can still be prosecuted, but usually as a misdemeanor, instead of a felony. But Newell says how much you can grow over the limit and not be charged with a felony will be considered on a case-by-case basis, including whether the marijuana is being shared by a number of people, or whether there is evidence that it’s being grown strictly for sales, including large amounts of cash.