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The law makes it legal for patients and their designated primary caregivers to possess and cultivate marijuana for thier personal medical use given the recommendation or approval of a California-licensed physician. SB420, a legislative statute, went into effect on January 1, 2004 as California H&SC 11362.7-.83.
Medicinal Cannabis Guidelines. In 1996, California voters approved Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which exempted certain patients and their primary caregivers from criminal liability under state law for the possession and cultivation of marijuana for medicinal use.
On November 5, 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act (CUA), which decriminalized the cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana by seriously ill individuals upon a physician’s recommendation. (§ 11362.5.)
The main objection to the medical use of marijuana by the federal government is largely attributable today to a national policy of zero-tolerance toward illicit drugs. This objection is extended to include a prohibition on legalizing marijuana for medical purposes as well, and is underscored by three suppositions initially outlined during the ...
The California approach to medical cannabis was originally codified in the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (CUA), Health and Safety Code section 11362.5, as supplemented by the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA), addressing the prescription, possession and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
precedent indicates that employers will continue to be able to implement drug-free workplace policies and terminate employees for off-duty use. There has been very little research or discussion of labor issues in California if marijuana is legalized, but
The principles of biomedical ethics--beneficence and nonmaleficence, respect for autonomy, and justice--can help to guide cannabis care. To uphold the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence, providers should recommend cannabis only for conditions where the evidence base is well-established.
