is marijuana legal in california now?

Except for medicinal marijuana, no.

A number of people have said 'with a prescription', but that's not true, exactly. Doctors are not allowed to prescribe pot. They can only 'recommend' it. There's a form you can download and get your doctor to sign, and then if you are carrying this form you can possess up to 8 ounces of pot. Pot is sold in some coffee houses that are also registered with the state. And there are private agencies issuing photo ID cards to help identify you as someone who has the right to buy pot. There's a neighborhood in Oakland called 'Oaksterdam' that has the places where pot is sold, also training in growing, etc.

My GF has been through this process. She has cancer and is having chemotherapy (actually she's doing very well, thank God). She got the form signed, got an ID card, and has bought pot a few times. It's good pot too, and very reasonably priced. I think it really helps her.

Pot is still illegal on the federal level, and once in a while the DEA comes in and closes down the coffee houses. But the state will not prosecute us. In fact many cities in California have decided not to waste police and court time on minor marijuana offenses.

It's real easy getting a prescription for it; just tell them that you have a hangnail. They talk about legalizing it to help close the state's budget deficit, but they haven't legalized it yet.

Medical marijuana is not illegal by California law. It is however still illegal by federal law, so technically, no, it isn't legal.

It is legal with a prescription.

Yes, wither prescription. No without prescription.

No, not even for medicinal purposes. The state and the federal government are just going to "look the other way" for now. They reserve the right to enforce the law.

legal if you have a med card for it

For "medicinal" purposes. So if you can get a prescription ..... yeah.

medical -- a lot of counties also won't prosecute anything that is not huge