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Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Cannabis Grown for Medicinal Use. 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.
1 sty 2018 · (1) Prop 215 provided limited protection, in the form of an exemption, from criminal prosecution for the authorized use, possession or cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes on the condition that a California licensed physician, osteopath or surgeon made that recommendation for medical use.
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.
28 paź 2023 · A law that took effect on January 1, 2023 (AB 1954 – BPC 2228.5) prohibits physicians and health plans to have policies denying medical treatment to qualified patients with a recommendation to use medical marijuana.
Although the Act allows the use of cannabis for medical purposes by a patient upon the recommendation of a physician, California physicians should bear in mind that cannabis is listed in Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
California became the first state to allow medicinal cannabis use when voters passed the Compassionate Use Act in 1996. Today, cannabis is legal in California for both medicinal and adult (recreational) use.
In 1996, California became the first state to legalise medical cannabis. By 2012, 17 states made medical marijuana legal, and 2 states allowed adult recreational use.
