Medical and Recreational Cannabis: A Legal Update

Medical and Recreational Cannabis: A Legal Update

August, 2021
Robert C. Phillips
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)

Significant Legislation/Voter Initiatives:

November 6, 1996:  The “Compassionate Use Act of 1996” (“CUA,” Proposition 215; H&S § 11362.5)  (pg. 23, below)

Summary:  Provided protection for doctors recommending medical cannabis (then called “marijuana”) as well as decriminalizing possession and cultivation of limited amounts of cannabis, based upon a doctor’s recommendation.

January 1, 2004 (Amended June 27, 2017):  The “Medical Marijuana ....

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