Introduction
wThe Compassionate Use Act of 1996 exempts patients and caregivers from state laws prohibiting possession and cultivation of marijuana w“…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.”
California Health and Safety Code section 11362.5 (B) formerly Proposition 215 that became law 11-6-96