--- title: Coachella Bans Marijuna Despite Legalization in California description: Coachella is banning the use of marijuana in 2018 even though it's legal in California. canonical: https://time.com/5094185/coachella-marijuana-ban/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-08T22:55:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:38.528Z og:title: Coachella Bans Marijuana Even Though It's Legal California og:description: Though that might change in the future og:url: https://time.com/5094185/coachella-marijuana-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4cdc1d5da05e29/6988c1254dd215ba29efe5f9/gettyimages-522095004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4746 og:image:height: 2670 og:image:alt: 040416_Coachella16-2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Coachella Bans Marijuana Even Though It's Legal California twitter:description: Though that might change in the future twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4cdc1d5da05e29/6988c1254dd215ba29efe5f9/gettyimages-522095004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Sorry Bro.' 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(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella) INDIO, CA - APRIL 17: A view of music fans and the ferris wheel during day 3 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella) Matt Winkelmeyer—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 8, 2018 10:55 PM UTC [Coachella](http://time.com/money/4724712/cost-coachella-2017/) just dealt a harsh blow to its mellow music fans. The festival won’t allow the use of [marijuana](http://time.com/5065703/california-recreational-marijuana-licenses/) on site, even though the destination’s home state of California just made the drug legal. “Sorry bro. Marijuana and marijuana products aren’t allowed inside \[the festival\]. Even in 2018 and beyond. If that changes, we’ll update this answer,” Coachella’s [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.coachella.com/faq/) page read Monday. (E-cigs and vape pens are still fair game.) On New Year’s Day, California joined a [growing list states with legal marijuana](http://time.com/5083219/marijuana-pot-legalization-california-new-year/) but [that doesn’t mean Coachella will change its rules](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coachella-bans-marijuana-california-legalization-1073029). The festival spreads across private property at the Empire Polo Club, placing the festivities in the local jurisdiction in the host city of Indio. [The 2018 festival will be headlined](http://time.com/5085397/coachella-2018-lineup/) by Beyoncé, Eminem and The Weeknd and include heavy hitters like SZA, St. Vincent and HAIM. 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