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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our hope with this policy brief is to stoke the discussion of how marijuana should be legalized in California. We focused on three specific areas of research: the choice of state agency to regulate legalized marijuana, the ta. regime in California for legalized marijuana, and finally the .
