You'll want to visit the site below, Stingray, to refer to the laws in California. If you don't have whatever sort of certification or license you need to be a medical provider and don't have a prescription to use it for a medical condition, cultivation looks like it'd be bad news: a felony punishable by a jail term. If the plants were out of the ground, you'll notice, it depends on what sort of weight you get caught with.

State By State Laws - NORML
California - NORML (California penalties table)
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . anyone know what would happen if i got caught with 3 big plants in my back yard i am starting to worry they are smelling big time i am in so cal Rating: 5