QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

• Anorexia
• Arthritis
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Chronic Pain
• HIV or AIDS
• Glaucoma
• Migraine
• Persistent Muscle Spasms
• Severe Nausea
• Seizures
• Any debilitating illness where the medical use of marijuana has been "deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician"

PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

No possession limits specified; amount must be “consistent with the patient’s needs.” 

HOME CULTIVATION

Yes, no cultivation limits are specified under state law but local ordinances can limit or ban medical cultivation. 

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES ALLOWED

Yes. Temporary state licensing for dispensaries began on January 1, 2018 and permanent licenses will be issued starting in July. Until January 9, 2019, nonprofit dispensaries may continue to operate under state law SB 420. 

MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES

• Cal. Health & Saf. Code, §11362.7 (2003)
• Cal. Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11362.7 - 11362.83 (2003)
• California Compassionate Use Act 1996, Cal. Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.5 (1996)

CAREGIVERS

Yes, primary caregiver is the individual, designated by a qualified patient or by a person with an identification card, who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, or safety of that patient or person. The caregiver must be 18 years of age or older (unless the primary caregiver is the parent of a minor child who is a qualified patient or a person with an identification card).

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATIENTS

• ~1,078,795
• Source: Drug and Alcohol Review

RECIPROCITY

No

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