--- ---  # 'Sorry Bro.' Coachella Bans Marijuana Even Though California Just Made it Legal by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 8, 2018 10:55 PM UTC  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) 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. Coachella begins on April 13 and runs to April 22. Coachella Bans Marijuna Despite Legalization in California ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5094185/coachella-marijuana-ban/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5094185/coachella-marijuana-ban/"},"headline":"'Sorry Bro.' Coachella Bans Marijuana Even Though California Just Made it Legal","datePublished":"2018-01-08T22:55:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:38.528Z","description":"Though that might change in the future","url":"https://time.com/5094185/coachella-marijuana-ban/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Marijuana","Music","Bizarre","Marijuana legalization","Coachella","drug","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4cdc1d5da05e29/6988c1254dd215ba29efe5f9/gettyimages-522095004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4cdc1d5da05e29/6988c1254dd215ba29efe5f9/gettyimages-522095004.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"040416_Coachella16-2","caption":"2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 3","creditText":"Matt Winkelmeyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5094185/coachella-marijuana-ban/","name":"'Sorry Bro.' Coachella Bans Marijuana Even Though California Just Made it Legal"}}]}] ```