by Bob Walsh
The Third District Court of Appeals in the formerly great state of California has ruled that, since the California law that permitted recreational pot use did not specifically exempt prisoners it is legal for prisoners to POSSESS small amounts of marijuana while in custody. It would still be a violation of Title 15, the administrative law that governs prison operations, which means that prisoners could be subject to administrative sanctions, including loss of good-time credits, for simple possession.
That being said it is still illegal to use pot while in custody, and bringing it physically into the prison is still illegal under state law.
Also the feds could still prosecute under federal law, but why they would want to is beyond me.
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