In 1996, California voters approved the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215), which allowed Californians access to cannabis for medical purposes, and prohibited punitive action against physicians for making cannabis recommendations. SB 420 (Vasconcellos, Chapter 875, Statutes of 2003), the Medical Marijuana Program Act, included issuance of identification cards for qualified patients, and allowed patients and their primary caregivers to collectively or cooperatively cultivate cannabis for medical purposes.

• Click here for Guidelines for the Recommendation of Cannabis for Medical Purposes
• Visit https://www.mbc.ca.gov/Licensees/Prescribing/Cannabis.aspx