Frequently Asked QuestionsWhen was Marijuana legalized?
1996 - Proposition 215 Passed
2003 - Senate Bill 420 Passed
2004 - Senate Bill 420 EffectiveWhy would the state government legalize
Marijuana?
“To ensure that seriously ill Californians have the
right to obtain and use marijuana for medical
purposes†– Proposition 215How many registered users are there?
Over 75,000 CaliforniansWhere can I smoke once I become a registered user?
Anywhere except:
In any place where smoking is prohibited by law.
In or within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a school, recreation center, or youth center, unless the medical use occurs within a
residence.
On a school bus.
While in a motor vehicle that is being operated.
While operating a boat.How much marijuana can I possess at one time?
“A qualified patient or primary caregiver may possess no more than eight ounces of dried marijuana per qualified patient. In addition, a qualified patient or
primary caregiver may also maintain no more than
six mature or 12 immature marijuana plants per
qualified patient.â€
- Senate Bill 420 Section 11362.77
I'd like to meet:
Proposition 215
Compassion Use Act of 1996
Section 1. Section 11362.5 is added to the California Health and Safety Code, to read:
11362.5. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996.
(b) (l) The people of the State of California hereby find and declare that the purposes of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 are as follows:
(A) To ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief.
(B) To ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician are not subject to criminal prosecution or sanction.
(C) To encourage the federal and state governments to implement a plan to provide for the safe and affordable distribution of marijuana to all patients in medical need of marijuana.
(2) Nothing in this act shall be construed to supersede legislation prohibiting persons from engaging in conduct that endangers others, nor to condone the diversion of marijuana for non medical purposes.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no physician in this state shall be punished, or denied any right or privilege, for having recommended marijuana to a patient for medical purposes.
(d) Section 11357, relating to the possession of marijuana, and Section 11358, relating to the cultivation of marijuana, shall not apply to a patient, or to a patient's primary caregiver, who possesses or cultivates marijuana for the personal medical purposes of the patient upon the written or oral recommendation or approval of a physician.
(e) For the purposes of this section, "primary caregiver" means the individual designated by the person exempted under this act who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, or safety of that person.Sec. 2. If any provision of this measure or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the measure which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this measure are severable.
