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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.
B. Senate Bill 420 - The Medical Marijuana Program Act On January 1, 2004, Senate Bill 420, the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA), became law. (§§ 11362.7-11362.85.) The MMPA does not amend the CUA, but is a separate legislative scheme that implements the CUA. (People v. London, supra, 228 Cal.App.4th 544.)
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In 1973, California's neighboring state of Oregon became the first state to decriminalize cannabis. While laws vary from state to state, decriminalization of marijuana (which treats the drug possession of small amounts of the drug as a civil, rather than a criminal, offense) was established in July 1976 when the California State Legislature passed ...
California's Medical medical marijuana program was established when state voters approved California Proposition 215 (also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) on the November 5, 1996 ballot with a 55% majority. The proposition added Section 11362.5 to the California Health and Safety Code, modifying state law to allow people with cancer, an...
On February 23, 2009, California State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (Democrat) introduced the Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, a proposed bill that would "remove all penalties under California law for the cultivation, transportation, sale, purchase, possession, and use of marijuana, natural THC and paraphernalia by persons over the age ...
May 5, 2024 · Image by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash. Key Aspects of California Medical Marijuana Statutes. Despite the progress made in establishing a legal framework for medical marijuana in California, challenges remain. These include access to banking services, federal prohibition, and ongoing regulatory issues.
State Policy. California. The California Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act. On September 11, 2015, the California Legislature passed a series of bills that together would establish California’s first statewide regulatory system for medical cannabis businesses. AB 266, AB 243, and SB 643 each contain key provisions of the Medical ...
This bill would enact the California Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act, which, on and after January 1, 2024, would prohibit a local jurisdiction from adopting or enforcing any regulation that prohibits the retail sale by delivery within the local jurisdiction of medicinal cannabis.
Jun 19, 2021 · Medicinal cannabis. Jun 19, 2021. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) manages the state-authorized Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program (MMICP).
