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28 paź 2023 · Patients who have experienced discrimination by their doctors because they use cannabis are advised to file a complaint with the CA Medical Board. See a sample letter to the Medical Board. They should also contact Cal NORML to file a complaint and possibly take legal action. OTHER LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS IN CALIFORNIA
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.
30 kwi 1997 · Defendants' opposition and motion are based in large part on a February 27, 1997 letter from the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Acting Assistant Attorney General purporting to clarify the government's medical marijuana policy.
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.
The California Supreme Court has ruled that employers have a right to drug test and fire patients who test positive for marijuana, regardless of their medical use (Ross v RagingWire, 2008). Some employers will excuse patients if they present a valid 215 recommendation.
The Medical Board of California (Board) developed these guidelines since cannabis is a permissible treatment modality in California under qualifying circumstances. The Board wants to assure physicians who choose to recommend cannabis for medical purposes to their patients,
Under California law, adults 21 or older can use, carry, and grow cannabis (marijuana, weed, pot, etc.). Buying cannabis (without a valid physician’s recommendation or a county-issued medical marijuana identification card) will become legal under California law for adults 21 or older on January 1, 2018. Use of medicinal cannabis is legal ...
