4/12/2005
Cannabis Substitution Harm Reduction
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Introduction
nThe Compassionate Use Act of 1996 exempts patients and caregivers from state laws prohibiting possession and cultivation of marijuana n“…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.”
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California Health and Safety Code section 11362.5